Well, we’re still on the Millenium in the middle of the Mediterranean. It’s 7:30am here, and I’m just waiting for Chris to finish getting ready so we can have breakfast. This will be the first morning we’re going to try breakfast at the main dining hall, called the Metropolitan Restaurant. We’ve had breakfast at the buffet almost every other day because our shore excursions meet before the Metropolitan opens for breakfast.
I’m looking out the windows on both the port and starboard sides of the ship just watching the water move on by, with an occasional wave breaking over itself. The waters have been pretty calm so far. I think the worst it has been was when we were on a tender going to Santorini, where we crossed over the wakes of a couple of boats as we were brought to the port on the island. But even that wasn’t too bad.
Later that day, however, I was kind of weirded out by the cable car ride down the side of the mountain from Santorini to the port to get back to the ship. Now, I know physics well enough to know that it was fine, and that the whole cable car system was probably built with the high winds in mind, too. I was right, the ride down was pretty smooth, and the car rocked very little from the winds. But every time the car went over the pulleys at the supports, I just thought about how I might die on my honeymoon.
Thankfully, the ride was quick, and I am happy to report that I am not posting this from beyond the grave. I am sitting in a decent wooden chair with average upholstering, typing away quite alive, but tired. Chris took some pictures during our cable car ride, capturing one of the donkeys on the stairs (the alternative to the cable car ride). Undoubtedly, the cable car ride was better than the donkey ride (and despite European bathing habits, better smelling, too).
Chris should be here soon, so I’m going to go back to reading Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six until she gets here.
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