Ship’s Position:

34°26′59″ N 40°18′29″ W

We have traveled about 2,150 nautical miles so far. As you can see in the photo below, we have traveled in a straight line almost since we left Florida on Saturday. Glad to see that the folks at the helm are paying close attention to where we’re going.

It won’t be much longer until we reach our first destination, Ponta Delgada on the Azores Islands. We dock there on Saturday. Hopefully they will have time to re-provision the ship before we head off to Lisbon. The lineups at the buffets and dining rooms are still pretty long. All that fresh sea air is giving everyone big appetites. The ship’s cupboards must be getting bare.

Speaking of food, unfortunately I missed yesterday’s “Eat More To Weigh Less” seminar. I had a schedule conflict because the poolside restaurants had limited time specials on double cheese & meat pizzas. They were having a customer appreciation battle against the ice cream parlor on the opposite side of the pool – which was offering double chocolate fudge sundaes. Who could refuse opportunities like that!

I expect that the weight control seminar will be offered again. In the meantime I will follow the advice given in the seminar’s title. I think I’ve got the system figured out.

Happy times are back (for me) in the sports world. The ship’s satellite has now picked up a European TV sports channel that broadcasts several football (soccer) games each day. Gotta figure out how to fit those into my routine.

Better go for now. BVB just scored a goal against Monaco & are pressing hard for the equalizer ⚽️

Cheers!