{"id":13903,"date":"2016-07-21T14:52:48","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T19:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/?p=13903"},"modified":"2016-07-21T14:52:48","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T19:52:48","slug":"wales-on-the-qm2-saturday-aug-29th-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graceuncensored.com\/WordPress\/wales-2015\/wales-on-the-qm2-saturday-aug-29th-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Wales – on the QM2, Saturday Aug. 29th, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

We got up early, and kevin brought me tea in bed. \u00a0Nice! \u00a0We went to the breakfast buffet at about 7:30, and because it was so early it wasn’t crowded at all. \u00a0 also nice. \u00a0i loved that they had fresh figs.<\/p>\n

\"w911\"<\/p>\n

nobody was out walking, either.<\/p>\n

\"w912\"<\/p>\n

it was a cold and windy morning, and we watched a little TV in the room, and then i got us some delicious sweet rolls to make up for all the healthy food earlier. \u00a0i decided to go for a walk, initially wearing my stocking cap because it was so chilly. \u00a0i started running instead, just to keep warm. \u00a0i went six times around, 2.2 miles, so at least i got a little exercise.<\/p>\n

then lunch, another lecture by Charles Barclay the astronomer, but i wrote that i fought to stay awake.<\/p>\n

it wasn’t a busy day, but a nice one.<\/p>\n

here’s us going to dinner, me in my six dollar ralph lauren dress i got at a thrift shop.<\/p>\n

\"w913\"<\/p>\n

we went to the winter garden to listen to a pianist, and i had a drink called a “Cunard Cobbler,” with sherry, contreau and orange juice, and wrote that it was very weak. \u00a0i had gotten dressed up because i thought we were going back to the dining room for dinner, but kevin had thought we were going to the buffet.<\/p>\n

\"w914\"<\/p>\n

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\"w915\"<\/p>\n

this is the last post you’ll ever see of the Winter Garden, because they retrofitted the ship and it’s now called the Carinthia Lounge. \u00a0Here’s what it say about it online:<\/p>\n

Named in honour of the line\u2019s former Carinthia ships, the new venue has been designed to offer a \u2018serene and cheery\u2019 lounge space serving light breakfast and lunch. Guests will be able to enjoy a dedicated patisserie and an afternoon tea service, including the option of a Veuve Cliquot Champagne Afternoon Tea experience. At night, the Carinthia Lounge will offer \u2018premium wine, small plates and relaxed entertainment\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

so, hmm about that. \u00a0it looks nice, but i also thought there was nothing wrong with the Winter Garden, but change is always changing.<\/p>\n

\"w916\"<\/p>\n

we decided the buffet would be better, so we had a lovely meal, plus we ran into Sabina Shalom, the delightful woman we’d met on the way over. \u00a0she’s the one who wrote the book\u00a0A Marriage Sabbatical<\/a>, about her adventures travelling alone around the world in her middle age with just a backpack and $1,500. \u00a0she had been so charming and lovely when we’d met her, so we were so happy\u00a0to see her again.<\/p>\n

while we were doing all\u00a0that travelling and hiking around Wales and Ireland, she’d been in london visiting nieces and nephews, i’m pretty sure. \u00a0and she had two mini strokes while there! \u00a0worrying…she seemed to very tiny and frail.<\/p>\n

\"w917\"<\/p>\n

we also struck up a conversation with a nice English couple. \u00a0they were very, very active. \u00a0they’ve hiked and biked a whole lot, and they live Bavaria and Germany the best. \u00a0he was retried from the fire department. \u00a0the funny thing is, after we saw them at dinner, we always spotted them working out furiously whenever we passed the gym while strolling the deck.<\/p>\n

here’s my light and lucious dessert. \u00a0we went to the buffet at night more than once, and they always had some ice creamy booze deliciousness as a dessert option. \u00a0plus really nice cheese for dessert.<\/p>\n

the english couple had to eat in the buffet because they hadn’t brought any dress clothes. \u00a0hmm, that’s an option for another trip – we’d save a lot of luggage space that way.<\/p>\n

\"w918\"<\/p>\n

we went back to the room and watched the movie “mortecai,” which was pretty terrible. \u00a0i ate one of the many candy bars i’d bought in maidstone. \u00a0good grief! \u00a0i wrote that i could easily gain 5 pounds during the crossing if i didn’t quit eating so much chocolate.<\/p>\n

look at this beautiful sky! \u00a0we should have spent the whole evening sitting out enjoying it. \u00a0maybe it was too chilly?<\/p>\n

\"W919\"<\/p>\n

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\"w920\"<\/p>\n

there’s a faint rainbow right in the middle. \u00a0lovely.<\/p>\n

\"w921\"<\/p>\n

and that’s it for our second full day of sailing. \u00a0i believe i don’t have so many photos of the rest of the trip, but we’ll have to see.<\/p>\n

ok then,<\/p>\n

mrs. almost done posting the pictures cause we were almost home hughes.<\/p>\n

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