Luckily, we are happy to use a hammock and the big round wicker chairs, so we found somewhere. On the horizon was a dark cloud, which was obviously depositing some rain. This should be entertaining, I thought.
It wasn't long before the rains arrived, quite hard too. Catherine and I sheltered in our basket chair, whilst the deck erupted in a flurry of flesh, as the seals sought shelter.
Within a couple of minutes the shower was gone and back came the red, white and brown bodies.
Catherine was reading in the hammock, whilst I listened to music in the chair, interspersed with some whale watching (nothing spotted) and some bird watching (the feathered kind), Gannets gliding up and down the side of the ship, before plunging into the sea in search of fish. Without music or the Gannets, I'd soon be bored. Lord knows how these seals, I mean people, can lay out in the sun hour after hour, slowly cooking. And when they aren't doing that, they are eating or drinking.
Talking of eating, it will soon be time for lunch, then afternoon tea, then dinner, then supper, then......
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| A Gannet. There were quite a few on board too! |
It all blurs into one big food orgy for some, with the 24hr buffet!
Midday and 249 nautical miles to Tortola.
After an afternoon chilling, we popped down for cream tea. Whilst we were sitting there, a couple of dolphins emerged from the water, leaping out about 4 times as we steamed passed. A similar location to last week's sighting.
Tonight was Gala night again but we didn't bother. It's more for newbies. We grabbed something in the buffet, then headed to the theatre for Vegas night!
Catherine managed to grab front row seats, which enables her to see what's going on. It's not bad for me either 😉
We followed the show, which was very good by the way, with a trip to the forward bar, for a banana colada nightcap.
It's now 11pm, so time for bed. When we wake up we'll be in Tortola.
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