Day 27–At sea

I woke up to the usual Canada to Iceland scene. Fog. Fog, a raw 55° with some showers to boot.

View from the balcony – day 27. I picked up the thermometer around the first week.

Got caught up with the blog and work emails, and putzed around for much of the day, getting some reading in and occasionally hitting the casino.

I soaked in the whirlpool tub trying to drive out the last of the cold, and then we went up to happy hour (buy one, second for a dollar) to find the clouds breaking, and then decided to hit the casino. After a bit, Neesh says “I got dealt 4 of the royal flush.” “Uh-huh” says I, looking on with mild amusement knowing there was only a 1 in 47 chance of yanking the right card, but I was still hopeful. She hits the button, and I find myself staring blankly at the Jack of spades. Time slows down. That’s the one, isn’t it? And then the music starts. Neesh just hit her second Royal Flush on the cruise (and the only person to get it at all). Unbelievable odds.

Shazam for Necia Ann!

We’re giddy. She has had monstrous luck on this cruise, and I know it just shouldn’t be happening. We collect the winnings, run to the room safe, and pull the trigger on the celebration. A bottle of this wonderful stuff.

Yummy, with a stupid strap and lens cap in the shot…

That’s Louis Roederer Cristal Champagne. I had my first glass of this stuff maybe 15 years ago, and I described it then and now as “liquid clouds.”

Now a bit tipsy, we ate, watched Glen the guitarist for a bit, and then got a movie. I was tired and in bed at 8:50. I felt a bit bad because I committed to going to a Cruise Critic get together at 9:00, but the combination of the adrenaline rush crash, the champagne, and the time changes left me too tired to do anything but lie down. Sure enough, we both fell asleep during the movie, but that’s the way it goes, and it certainly was not a bad day!

Tomorrow is sailing through Prince Christian Sound, which I had no idea what it was until earlier today when I checked out the maps. It’s a passage through a mess of islands at the southern tip of Greenland, complete with glaciers, fjords and waterfalls. Hopefully the ice and weather conditions will allow the passage, it’s sounds pretty exciting.