At Sea Day #4
Trip Start
Oct 20, 2012
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7
15
Trip End
Nov 03, 2012
At Sea, International
Friday, October 26, 2012
Today is our first of five sea days en route from Ponta Delgada, Azores, to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. I'm feeling ill - runny nose, coughing, itchy eyes, stuffy head. I think I've caught a cold. I've felt really low on energy today; just all-around crummy. Bummer.
I went downstairs at 1 p.m. to write yesterday's blog entry, then headed upstairs to my cabin to get some DayQuil cold medication before eating lunch at the buffet at 2:24.
The weather was pretty nice outside today, so I did my first outdoor reading of the cruise in the quiet area on Deck 18 forward. It's still too cool to swim in the pool or go down the waterslides - I'm eagerly awaiting warmer temperatures as we sail south toward the Caribbean. But I was able to read outside this afternoon wearing shorts and a T-shirt; and for half an hour or so the sun was strong enough to shed the shirt. The second half of this cruise will be really nice when I can take full advantage of being outside.
Headed to the gym at 6:37 for 45 minutes on the treadmill (3.81 miles). Showered, then met Craig, Ian, and others at Shakers bar at 8:00 followed by dinner in the Manhattan dining room. There was a 30-minute wait for a table. Not feeling great, I went up to wait in my cabin rather than at the bar. I did not feel like standing around waiting. I got some things organized in my cabin and read tomorrow's Freestyle Daily newsletter, then returned to the dining room just as the group was being seated.
I ate a light dinner tonight after last night's feast of meat at the Brazilian restaurant. Tonight I had a chicken sesame Asian salad followed by grilled salmon with spinach and roasted potatoes. For dessert, I had a bowl of pineapple sherbet. We were the last table to finish dinner in the Manhattan dining room tonight.
Returned to my cabin at 11:14. It's now 11:38. Our position is 34º 29.50' N, 35º 28.02' W.
The cold medication seems to have stopped my runny nose, but my head still feels congested and I am tired despite the fact I've only been awake for 11 hours. Ugh. I hope this cold doesn't cripple the rest of my cruise vacation.
