En Route to Porto Grande, Cape Verde

Today we entered our third full day at sea. We actually saw one other ship. As our course is taking us more north than east, we are already 13 degrees north of the equator and it was actually a little cooler. This made not mind being in the sun so much, so we sat around the pool for a while and got a little burnt. There is no way we’re ever going to be as mahogany coloured as most people around the pool. Don’t they know that the sun is bad for you?

In the last two days, we have also lost two hours with two time changes. As a result, each day has gone a little quicker. It’s also gotten rid of those crazy early 5:30 sunrises. We went to our first teatime this afternoon. It was called a Tea Dansant and featured our twelve-piece orchestra.

You could literally eat nonstop on this ship, which is not a good thing. As with all the food on board, presentation was everything! There were greeting cakes

ice sculptures

an amazing assortment of sweets, which makes you wonder how many people on board are diabetic

and very creative bread sculptures.

As we now have longer days, we spent the remainder of this one sitting on our veranda.

We finished off the day in another of the specialty restaurants, Toscana, this one featuring Italian cuisine. I always have a difficult time figuring out how to order in Italian restaurants. Will I be able to make it through the door if I order one item from each section on the menu? Well, we ordered sensibly and dined tonight with the Walter & Carol from Windsor and Americans David & Betty.