Day 8: still windy, but glimpses of the sun

We’ve now sailed almost 3000 nautical miles, and we will jump ahead another hour this afternoon, putting us four hours ahead of Texas.  

Last night we had dinner at Chops Grille, which was packed.  I heard today in the crafting group that both Chops and 150 Central Park are fully booked every night. I had Chops’ excellent mushroom soup to start, then their spicy grilled shrimp. Both were great!  Charlie had a wedge salad and the roast chicken, which he said was delicious.  He’s planning to get a Wagyu steak next time.

I heard a wild tale in the crafting group this morning.  The woman next to me is British, but lives in San Antonio.  When she and her husband got to the port in Galveston, they handed over their (five) bags and lined up to check in.  Once at the front of the line, they discovered that her husband’s passport had expired! She decided to board without him!  She tracked down his bags in the hallway and got a crew member to help her get them off the ship. She said she didn’t want to have to wrangle all those bags in Barcelona!  He has been unable to get a new passport, but might be able to join her later in Croatia. I asked her if she’d have cooled off by the time they’re reunited, and she said she has no return ticket yet! 

Once again we had lunch in Coastal Kitchen.  Charlie had three appetizers as his lunch — Caesar salad, lobster salad, and seafood velouté. I had a salad and some so-so lasagna. Oh, well, can’t win ‘em all. 

Tonight’s dinner will be back at Sabor, so a margarita will definitely happen! It’s another Dress Your Best Night, but Sabor is a mostly outdoor casual place, so we aren’t dressing up.

This may be my first post without a single photo!  Sorry!