2 Old Dames on the best Dame in the World - Queen Mary 2

[Pushka]

You got your pix sorted out?

C'mon. Tell me.

 

[love_the_life]

Barton Falls with more water than I have seen in the past.
and the queue for tender tickets this morning.

Yes, ODY, cloud is ok at the moment but is very slow is Telstra.

 

[Pushka]

Waiting for lifeboats.

There is a lot of work to do yet. They need to set starboard lifeboats then raise the anchor, swing the boat around and raise the port lifeboats.

 

[Pushka]

A couple more.

 

[Pushka]

We've now pulled anchor and ship pivoted around to calm seas to load up the port side lifeboats.

Mmmm something amiss. Too rough to haul the lifeboats? They've gone again.

 

[Pushka]

Trying again.

Yikes.

 

[Pushka]

Delightful

There are no lights on these boats and it's bucketing down.



Swell is picking up now too.

 

[love_the_life]

It looks like a pea souper fog out there but us the rain/ drizzle. Can't see anything!

 

[Pushka]

This is seriously impressive. I've a video of the lifeboats coming in which will need to wait but still shots here.

 

[Pushka]

Almost time for Veuve and a gossip methinks Older Dame.

And to think they'll do it all over again in six days time. But it's great practice I guess. They drill, all the time.

 

[alieninperth]

When my wife was onboard she said they drilled every week or so.

 

[QF WP]

So where is the all the gossip, surely pre-dinner drinks will have loosened the tongues.

I don't think I would have wanted to be aboard those tenders in a sealed environment, pitching all over the place in the swells. I'm sure the old dears will be happy for some calmer sailing.

Regale us please....

 

[Pushka]

Yes, very enjoyable pre dinner drinks. And I think we stumbled across a bar where the nicer drinks may be served.

Gossip. Hmm, sadly it's not anything to do with the Cap'n. He runs a tight ship.

Dame the Older will not be dining with us after the next formal as she has accepted a special invitation. Clearly they DKWIA. And that's an ok thing, this time.

The Sommelier recommended a rather nice red last night. I usually don't drink reds but am hoping she might suggest that to the Officer at the next formal which is tonight. Dame the Older is going to be quite the belle of the ball as it's Pacific Ball and her sequinned studded coconuts are going to be shining brightly.

The sommelier also posted photos from the vomit boat on her Facebook. .

No free Vlad classes today and I'm not going to pay for that privilege so the photo will have to wait.

 

[Pushka]

We are currently cruising in Bligh country. Just passing Direction Island.

I was thinking this morning, as one sometimes does, about infection control amongst large groups of people. And ships are hotbeds of (nope, not that, well, maybe that ) of germs.

Each time you pass into a good serving area you are given a squirt of gel or you DIY.

Yesterday on a ship organised excursion most people were ill. Once the boat had moored most felt fine (although some poor souls still weren't and lay somewhat dying on lounges inside - I guess there was still some movement on the pontoon). So they ate lunch. There was just one bottle of gel and no staff prompts to use it. People were picking up the tongs - that's good. Then others picking up the tongs after them. Also good. But now you've touched something that others have most likely contaminated and how do most of eat bread for instance? In our hands.

Glad I hadn't eaten bread but then realised I'd used my hands to eat the chicken wings. Oh well.

Our time using Telstra wifi must be close to running out as we head towards Cape York. Not too many towers out there.

So sadly (or not so sadly for some) our regular postings may be cut to one or two a day as we rely on ships rather slow internet.

Today's hectic schedule:

9am. Full body stretch class. It's inside so Vlad won't be doing that. But if he does, pix time.

9.30am. Gym workout with weights. (I use free weights which are huge and nothing like what I use at home. But they look impressive as I hoik these huge weights above my head but it's only 15lbs in each hand so below what I'd usually do. I can't work out the machines here so free weights it is. Last night as I was walking into dinner I was approached by a guy who said - "I saw you working out the other day". Mmmm. Awkward. I take little notice of others working out but maybe women don't usually do free weights on Cunard ships?)

Digressed again.

10.30am. The Spa for a quick dip in the massage pool before Dame Older and I do line dancing.

11.15am. Line Dancing.

12noon. Captains announcement.

12.15 PM. Back to the spa and there I will stay until primping time for the formal tonight. A bite to eat sometime or else by 8.30pm I'm ravenous.

7pm. Drinks at a nice bar with Dame the Older.

7.45pm. Captains coughtails maybe?

8.30pm. Formal dinner.

10.45pm Special theatre Performance.

I'm exhausted thinking about it all.

 

[Pushka]

I'm sitting on the decks now which have been recently hosed down. On a nice blue lounger. Too late I realise I'm sitting under a lifeboat that was used yesterday and water is still draining out of it and I'm sitting in it.

 

[QF WP]

Did LTL get an invite to the Captains table . Oh well, you can still wave from your table, it's not far.

We'll miss your posting when you drop from range, but save up those photos.

I think Anna is looking forward to seeing Vlad

 

[Pushka]

QF WP - please feel free to downsize my photos as they are way bigger than expected as I'm using the APP and can't resize.

 

[Pushka]

Did LTL get an invite to the Captains table . Oh well, you can still wave from your table, it's not far.

We'll miss your posting when you drop from range, but save up those photos.

I think Anna is looking forward to seeing Vlad

No, it's way bigger than that. And Cunard isn't involved.....

Anna does seem keen to see Vlad and especially given the age of the gents onboard, he's rather good on the eyes I must say. . Although the Officers aren't too scrappy either and you know what a Uniform does, especially with lots of braid and a bow tie.

 

[Pushka]

Although Anna might prefer you don't downsize Vlad's photo.

 

[QF WP]

You're asking me to do something IT-based Pushka....surely you jest. I look at the photos both on iPhone as well as laptop - no problems loading them for me. Anyone having issues?