DAY 106 - AT SEA - MAY 13, 2010

TODAY WAS REALITY DAY. WE HAVE A TOUR TOMORROW, GET OFF THE SHIP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND WE ARE IN NO MOOD TO STAY UP LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TO PACK. THEY WOULD LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THE LUGGAGE OUTSIDE OUR CABIN DOOR BEFORE GOING TO DINNER FRIDAY.

IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW GOOD A TRAVELER ONE MIGHT BE, VERY FEW PEOPLE ARE GOOD AT PACKING, ESPECIALLY FOR 107 DAYS AWAY FROM HOME ON A SHIP. PACKING TO RETURN HOME IS EVEN HARDER. FOR ONE THING YOUR SPIRITS ARE LOW BECAUSE THE HOLIDAY IS OVER; SECOND, AS A RULE YOU HAVE ACCUMULATED MORE STUFF AND THE LUGGAGE CARRIERS DIDN’T GET BIGGER, (BUT WE DID).

TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, WE DID MANAGE TO GET EVERYTHING PACKED EXCEPT THE CLOTHES NECESSARY TO GET HOME, AFTER GETTING ALL DRESSED UP FOR THE LAST FORMAL NIGHT OF THE CRUISE.