Anchors Aweigh

All aboard was 11:30 a.m. We sailed at noon with one passenger absent. The captain said he wouldn’t wait, because to go over time with the tug they had contracted was $200 a minute, and everyone knew what time all aboard was. So about 15 minutes after we sailed, the ship drifted to a stop, and a tug appeared with our wayward passenger. It took him about 30 minutes altogether to get onboard, so his little dalliance on shore, whatever it was, cost him over $6,000. I hope it was worth it. He could have bought a first class plane ticket to Baltimore cheaper. Oh well.

Bonnie and I split up on shore today. She went shopping and I went to a museum. We did not arrange a place to meet when we came back, so I came back earlier, after my new camera batteries ran out (and the spare pair we took ashore was with Bonnie on her shopping trip – neither of us thought about it). I did get a couple of pictures of Snorkel Beach – it’s less than 10 minutes from the ship, so folks wanting a last minute swim in Bermuda’s waters were taking advantage. And a nice shot of the Atlantic Ocean from on top of the fort.

When I got on, I asked the officer of the deck, "Did my wife come back on?" She said, "What does 
she look like?" I made a wide gesture with my hands and said, "Her arms will be spread out like this, carrying about 20 packages." The officer replied, "Nope, she’s not on board."

Bon got back about 15 minutes later, waited outside for a few minutes, then boarded the ship, gave security my name and they told her I had returned.

We played trivia this afternoon with Gary and Alice from Somewhere, Maryland, and our team scored 3 points. Out of 20. The correct answers were Morocco, 14, and Hyper Text Markup Language (thank you, Michael for the last one).

I visited for a while with Jack and Debbie from Pittsburgh’s Northside. They have been to all of my talks and the worship service. He is the music leader at his church and invited me to come preach the next time we are in the Burgh. I told him the boys and I would be up for playoff baseball. He said they’d meet us at City Oven Pizza on Banksville Road (the best pizza known to human kind).

Supper on our last formal night was prime rib and Baked Alaska. The show was the Royal Caribbean Singers and Dancers doing "Rhythm and Rhyme," songs from Broadway shows. After selections from West Side Story, Chicago, and Cats, I took a nap. Mr. Excitement.

My final talk for this cruise is "Baltimore’s Harbor: Defending Freedom," at 9 a.m. in the South Pacific Lounge. Then we pack up to meet the Bro and C.J. Thursday morning. Check back tomorrow. I think I will have enough Internet minutes left for one more posting.

TTFN and Raise the Jolly Roger!