Friday, August 15, 2008

Honeymoon Day 8 - August 5, 2008

Location - At Sea

We are heading back to New York. This morning, we were near Florida. We had our usual room service breakfast - coffee, OJ, frosted flakes, an orange, and a grapefruit. The view from our balcony is unbelievable. It's just water everywhere, but it never gets old!

Rob is still battling a little cold, so we took it easy. We had three more Photoshop classes today. Each class was an hour and there were only three other people in it. We’ve learned so much so far!

Did we mention there are art auctions on board? Every day there has been an auction where they give out free champagne and sell artwork – they even have a Picaso! Several works have been up for over $20,000! Today they are auctioning off the ship’s nautical chart. This chart hangs in a case right outside the buffet and charts our position every day. It also has information about our speed and the weather. We checked it out every time we pass through and thought it was awesome. When we found out it would be auctioned off, Rob decided he wanted it. So we went to the auction, had lots of free champagne, and WON THE CHART! We were determined to win and now we have the best souvenier ever!

Tonight’s dinner was at the steakhouse again and it was delicious! Shrimp cocktail, caesar salad, filet mingon, grilled tomatoes and mushrooms, spinach, fresh rolls, and our favorite Pinot Noir - Castlerock! We stuffed ourselves, then went to bed.