Well we are sailing home now! We left Denmark at 5.00 pm local time, and headed out towards the Archepelago and the shipping lanes once more for the 500 nautical miles to Newcastle upon Tyne.
In the night we will cover many miles, and also tomorrow, before turning into the North Sea and through the Oil Rigs to the UK.
Meantime we have been at the Captain's Farewell Dinner, a formal dinner with friends we have made on board. Whilst we were eating we turned North and the sun began to shine in the window from the West which was very cheering.
The evening's finale was the 'Baked Alaska Parade' when the pudding was brought in, in the traditional way, on fire with the lights down low! All the staff were introduced and marched in as two columns with flags and sparklers in their hands, followed by the Chefs and the waiters and everyone involved in our meals on board. We clapped them along and then everyone sang Auld Lang Syne and enjoyed it very much.
Someone had a birthday on board (there are a few!) and as usual the waiters brought them a decorated cake with lighted candles and sang 'Happy Birthday' to that person at their table.
Finally, those naughty people in the Duty Free Shop had a special display of gemstones and a 25% sale ! so you can guess the rest! I am going to have to go back to work if I don't stop visiting this shop and go home!
We will give you a final blog page tomorrow before we finish our last day and get the cases out on the landing for home on the 18th.
Saturday, 16 June 2007
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Baked Alaska indeed! Your just trying to make me jealous.
At least luckily now you have purchased lots of 25% off gems you will have plenty of Russian trinket boxes to keep them in. You will need to have a clear out when you get home to find a place to put them all. Now stop buying -or you will look like Gypsy Rose Lee when you get back (suppose you could go into business telling fortunes to pay for this lot?).
Have a good last day. Love E
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