During the day at sea, the Captain announced that due to the significant sea swell, the Silver Spirit would not be anchoring off Alghero but would instead dock at Porto Torres. This provided the opportunity to walk to the beach, where TSH went to examine the rock pools but they showed no signs of life. Similarly, the only sea creature seen was a statue depicting a dolphin jumping over a rock in the sea - perhaps a local answer to the little mermaid.
Diva and TSH proved the local tourist representative wrong. She said that you could not miss the archaeological museum - they did. In truth, they found the site itself but not the way in and considered that the odd signpost might have helped. They also went to the interesting 12th century basilica, with its gruesome tales of martyrdom. They later viewed the town from the comfort of the Arts Café on the Silver Spirit.
TSH and Diva were invited to Venetian night this time and afterwards dined with the guest relations manager, who admitted that Silversea keep records about the preferences of all guests. He was non-committal about whether this included details of past complaints. TSH and Diva are not very important on this voyage, although they are experiencing excellent service and a lot of recognition by name. On both legs so far, the top cruisers have done over 1400 days. It puts their own 400 into the shade!!
No visible parrots in Porto Torres. Nobody is talking about Brexit - the subject is just too toxic. TSH is still 'playing nicely' but finds it hard going.
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