This was lovely. The ship moved only mildly in the seaway: the slow, gentle swells moved under our beam crossways but the movement was barely enough to make you realise you were on a ship. Had a lovely lunch in the Mardi-Gras dining room, and realised we could have done this every day, instead of settling for the greasy-spoon fare served on the Lido deck and the Brasserie.
It was cloudy and a bit cool out (okay, cold). Wondered a bit about temperatures in Vegas and Tahoe and Napa. I was concerned it was going to be really cold! Oh well, might as well stock up on warm clothing since our winter is coming "down-Undah": jumpers and stuff. Realised later that clothing retail stores in the northern hemisphere were focusing on summer stuff. Oops.
I was typing on my netbook in our stateroom - down on our Riviera Deck, it's more like a 'cabin' - but I was fairly cold down there for some reason, so I went up to the Brasserie to have a cup of Earl Grey. You could feel the side-to-side motion significantly more up on the Lido deck, which was ten "floors" up: the Riviera is Deck Four, pretty near the water-level. Sitting on the starboard side of the vessel, heading (I assumed) in the general direction of north, one would think one could see something of land. All that was visible was water. And it was colder up here than in the room - someone kept opening the door to the outside - so I finally gave up and went below.
Dinner was nice. Eating is what you do on a cruise.
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