Tricia’s Travelogue

We were so tired after our long day yesterday that having room service for dinner was perfect!  No need to change for dinner, and we could sit on our balcony waiting to sail away from Cyprus.  We had front-row seats as tugboats guided the ship sideways and well away from the dock. We’d never seen that maneuver before.  The ship sidled a couple of football fields’ worth that way. This morning Charlie fetched coffee because our butler has been bringing it later and later. Today it was after 7:30 before he arrived. Guess we’ll just fend for ourselves. I know, boo-hoo for us! Still, don’t agree to deliver something and renege.  I forgot to post this photo of us with the ship brass, taken at a meet-and-greet in the Retreat lounge. We enjoyed a leisurely morning, finally heading to the Retreat lounge just in time for Trivia. Alas, we didn’t win.  Lunch in Luminae was very nice. We both had a good butter lettuce salad, then Charlie had halibut and I had a campero de po...

This morning we didn’t dock in Cyprus until 10:00.  Our small group wine tasting group met in the auditorium.  Then we walked a LONG way to the very modern terminal and finally to our minibus.  There were 16 in our group, from newlyweds to us.  I was glad we’d checked the weather, because today was our first warm day. The wineries are in the mountains north of the port, so we rode for about 30 minutes to the first one.  Our guide Ariadne gave us a lot of information about Cypriot history.  Basically, due to the climate and strategic position, everyone wanted to control the island, and just about everyone has! They drive on the left, because Great Britain controlled them when cars arrived.  And it’s one more place on Paul’s missionary journeys.   We started at the Zambartas winery, one which started in 2006.  There we tried three wines, a white, a rosé, and a red.  They also gave us beautifully arranged plates of halloumi, smoked pork, br...