December 22, 2010

Cruise Day has arrived. As we prepare to leave from our son’s house, we are in a torrential downpour that has hit southern California. All the way to San Pedro from Covina, it rains, just like it has for the last seven days we’ve been in LA. Then, as we approach the ship, the rain stops, and we see the sun and blue sky. We are so looking forward to getting underway. Our son and daughter-in-law joined us for lunch aboard the ship and we are able to give them a little tour before we depart. They leave as we approach the time for the life boat drill.

Such good food – my lunch today consisted of a seafood appetizer (shrimp, mussel, bay shrimp), filet mignon, and double Dutch chocolate yogurt. What a way to start! Dinner was a shrimp appetizer, iceberg lettuce salad with bacon bits and egg crumbles, rack of Wisconsin veal, and chocolate chip ice cream. Our dinner companions may change since this is only the first night and table assignments are not finalized. It was a ‘J;’ table – only two of the seven people at our table had a name that did NOT start with a ‘J’. Nice people including one of the clergy aboard the ship. His wife plays flute, so my wife and her are going to try to get together for a piano and flute duet for the Christmas Eve service.

So off we go with a slight rolling of the ship – even I do not quite have my full sea legs yet.