We go to places. We eat food. We are famous.
Today, like yesterday, was a quiet one. It’s our actual anniversary (May 4). We went to the Todd English restaurant on deck nine. The service was terrific, and they even surprised us with an anniversary cake.
Today was, perhaps, the slowest of all days. If it weren’t for our entertaining dinners I suspect we’d go a bit batty. We’re not far from Southampton, though. Keeping up our steady twenty-two knots per hour, we’ve a mere thousand nautical miles to go.
As I post this we’re at underway at 22 knots and the ship’s heading is 69.8˚. For those less nautically inclined, we’re about two hundred miles south of Greenland, with over fifteen hundred nautical miles to go before landing in Southampton.
The QM2 is beautiful. The grand lobby is luxurious, the hallways are richly decorated, and everything is spotless. The food is, well, adequate.Tina and I have spent the days attending astronomy lectures given by Mark Butterworth (from the International Astronomical Union).
Wednesday April 28: I knew Wednesday in NYC would be the busiest. Unofficially, this was “monument day”. And there was a lot to see.
Thursday April 29: We landed the worst cab driver, ever, on the most important ride of this leg. After collecting our bags at the Hudson, our cabbie sped away not knowing where the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal -- departure point for Cunard -- was.
★★★★★ Our last meal in New York (on this trip, at least) was DBGB Kitchen & Bar.
★★★★★ An old favorite shows peak form nearly ten years later