Napping Up the Coast
By admin | July 15, 2013
Sunday, July 7, 2013
At Sea
I slept poorly, so it was no trouble at all to be up for a 7am stretch class. Then I stayed for the 7:30 abs class, and then did yoga on my own for a while. Then there was breakfast in the dining room and laying around on the thermal stone tables in the spa. Then, a bit of shopping. I bought a watch. There is not readily accessible wifi or cell service after all, so I needed one.
Katie and I attended a talk on acupuncture, which was really a sales pitch. I’m already sold on acupuncture, but am not going to pay $150 per treatment on the ship. I have an appointment at Ravenswood Wellness Center already scheduled for when I get home!
We also listened to a naturalist talk about glaciers. It was mostly about what the naturalist used to do: “Here’s me almost getting washed off a boat by a 50 foot wave! Here’s me losing thousands of dollars worth of equipment in a snowstorm!” These are all the reasons why he works on a cruise ship now, he said. He also mentioned that when Yellowstone explodes, which it will, because it’s 40,000 years overdue, it will kill everyone in a 500 mile radius. At the end, he said that our captain is very good about getting quite close to glaciers on our scenic cruising days, so we’re all looking forward to that.
I also went to a TRX class at the gym, which involves doing exercises using your own body weight and two straps suspended from the ceiling. I don’t usually do any workouts that involve reps. Left on my own, I would have happily tried a few of each. After three sets of each exercise, goaded on by the instructor, I’m still very sore two days later. Sort of my idea of fun, but not really.
We also laid out on deck for a while. Here’s Katie and Jared in their lounge wear. We also took in a Genesis concert on the big screen.
So many places to nap on a cruise ship!
It was formal night, so we all got dressed up for photos on the stairs and dinner. I do think it’s fun to get fancied up, and I don’t usually have the opportunity to do so. I think a lot of people get something out of the fancy dress, like at Halloween or Burning Man, which is why I like to wear boots with my formals!
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