The clocks going forward an hour affected our routine and we were late going for coffee and breakfast. It didn’t make much of a difference because I think everyone else did the same thing. Once again the open decks were deserted with folk either inside or confined to cabins due to illness. I’m not sure how well the measures are going with regards to containing the virus, only time will tell. We have only been to the theatre once, we only use the buffet when it’s quiet and we always take the stairs and the Lotus Spa pool is by far the quieter of the four, so without even trying, our mixing has been kept to the minimum. Even our little MDR area has at most less than 100 regular users.
Finding a sunbed on the second part of this cruise has never been easier and it will be interesting to see how things go as we head south in the last week.
The requirement to save a bed by leaving a sunbathing book is definitely not a requirement on this cruise.
I also apologise as I am conscious that certain angles on my photos are repeating but on sea days there is little else on our radar that really warrants a photo and it’s nice to bring a little sunshine into your lives. 😉
The sea was the calmest it’s been around 5:00 pm and it was just like a mill pond. It’s such an eerie thing when it’s like that. The captain came over the PA during dinner to advise people not to worry about something that was floating on top of water, some had been concerned it was pollution but it’s a local phenomenon that occurs at this time of year called blue/green algae slicks. He described it as looking like sawdust floating on top of the water.
Early dinner and an early night, tomorrow we arrive at Darwin at 7:00 and our tour departs at 8:00. We also have another time change of ½ hour forward to contend with.
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