In Belfast, TSH and Diva went into the city on the shuttle bus and had a short walk around the shopping area. In the evening, a local group of musicians and dancers entertained the US guests, whilst being vey lukewarm in their welcome to the English. Maybe times have not changed as much as everybody hoped. Dinner was taken in the outdoor (but covered and heated) pizza restaurant. The pizzas were excellent as usual but TSH and Diva had under-estimated quite how cold and windy it was and they were glad to be back indoors. Non-UK guests are divided. Some think that British summers are always like this and others are totally shocked at the cold and wet. The seas remain smooth.
Silversea IT systems are as bad as ever. TSH and Diva always
check the TV in their suite for any messages about dinner reservations etc. So
far, there had been none. Until 17 messages, some of them days old, all
appeared at once.
TSH and Diva received a letter from the hotel Director in
response to their mid-cruise questionnaire. It was both apologetic and
constructive, so full marks to him for that one.
There was never any plan to go ashore in Greenock and the
grey drizzly weather confirmed this as the right choice. Tai Chi ‘under the
life boats’ was going well until Diva spotted a pair of dolphins. By the time
TSH had prepared his camera and the dolphins had vanished, they had both lost
their place in the sequence and the session was abandoned.
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