En Route To Miami

En Route To The Restaurant In Charleston, SC

(On A Swing In Charleston)

We had a wonderful evening with our friends Bob and Glo and the others who joined us. We walked from the ship over to their home where a few of their family members and friends who live locally in Charleston along with some guests from the ship enjoyed cocktails. After cocktails, eight of us, including Bob and Glo went on rickshaws’ and had dinner at the Peninsula Grill. The food, service, and ambience, of the restaurant were outstanding and we all enjoyed wonderful conversations. Keith had salad, a red snapper entrée which was one of the specials for the evening, and Anne Marie had a salad and a wonderfully prepared shrimp entrée and the entire table shared a couple of different desserts.

At the end of the meal, we took rickshaws’ over to the cruise ship terminal. This capped an amazing day in Charleston.

Charleston is a lovely city and one that we would like to visit again. The people are very warm and friendly, the city is rich in history and there is so much to do and to see. We were amazed by the charm of this town. The architecture of the buildings is simply amazing. We learned that about 100 cruise ships now visit this city annually and it is no wonder given all that there is to see and do here. It will certainly be one of the highlights of the cruise.

This is a city that we would like to return to and spend more time here.

Keith awoke early this morning an enjoyed a very nice long workout on the elliptical machine. For most of the workout he was alone and towards the end of his workout was joined by fellow passenger Chuck and they enjoyed a nice conversation. When Keith got back to the room, Anne Marie was getting ready to go to the fitness center for her workout.

We enjoyed breakfast in the room. Afterwards, Anne Marie took care of a few items while Keith attended the spin cycling class. Keith began taking spin classes about five weeks ago at home and has a passion for these classes.

The class was taught by one of the two fitness instructors on board the voyage and they will alternate teaching the class. Keith was the only one of the guests who made it through the entire class and all of the positions that were involved so all of the classes he has taken on land have trained him well.

There were lots of activities held throughout the day and afternoon. Ken Rees spoke about the Pirates of the Caribbean and Ambassador Peck whose topic was the world is not really flat. These are both excellent presenters and their topics and their lectures were very impressive and there is much to be learned from each of them.

Today’s luncheon featured the Asia Café Buffet, which is always wonderful with so many wonderful items to enjoy. We ended up going to the Main Dining Room where we enjoyed a nice lunch.

During the course of the day we spoke with several passengers on the ship. Like us, everyone we spoke with had a wonderful time in Charleston.

This evening we will be dining in Prego with several nice friends.

TODAY’S THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY….

“A slip of the foot you may recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.”

Benjamin Franklin.

Keith and Anne Marie