Monday, October 19, 2015
I still had a fever when I woke up at 5:30am. I went through
the shower and dressing and even went to breakfast where I decided I could not
get through the 4 hours on the bus today, much less a restaurant lunch and the
rest of the sightseeing. I missed the D-Day beaches and American cemetery. I
would have liked to see them. Normandy has been perhaps the first place since
Egypt that we’ve seen local people thank American people in person for what our
country had done for theirs. I can understand why but still. I know Clay was
looking forward to this day more than me anyway. He has a thing for visiting
battlefields that I don’t have.
I don’t know why, but we’ve only had about 15 minutes of
Internet access since we arrived at Caudebec en Caux. I don’t know why that
would improve when we sail again but hopefully it will. I have no idea which
way this river flows. I know that the Seine should flow towards the English
Channel and I know from the sun and moon that my cabin window faces south. So I
also know where east and west are. The Seine has flowed past my window in both
directions since we arrived. Today as I ate lunch and did crossword puzzles by
my window I watched it change directions! I know that is the tidal bore but
still it is confusing, or maybe that is just the fever talking. I have high
expectations to visit Giverny and Monet’s Garden tomorrow!
My fever broke 3 hours ago, but now is back over 99F again.
I don’t feel feverish right now though. It is after 6pm. We were scheduled to
have a port talk at 6:15pm but I guess until everyone gets back onboard that
won’t happen. Clay isn’t back yet so I assume the others aren’t either. Tonight
is Pirate’s Dinner. We’ll see how they do it on Diamond vs. Silver II. This
evening after dinner is the raffle drawing. They have been selling raffle
tickets in the onboard shop, known as the bord shop. I have no idea what they
are raffling. Silver II did not do a raffle. We have Internet so I am going to
try to publish this now.
