Day at Sea

            Wednesday, 30 Oct 2019 – Since Sally hadn’t slept well, she was up very early working on her “Henry” book; however, it was still about 10:40 AM by the time we made it to breakfast.  As Jesse’s daughter, Verna, sat with us most of the time, we had a nice conversation with her.  After breakfast, we went to the pool again.  Since this was an “at sea” day, this time the pool was loaded with people.  We mostly just danced to the music in the pool for about 30 minutes, as did most of the other passengers; and then sat in the hot tub for about 10 minutes.  Later, we returned to the buffet for a light lunch, where Jesse Jr., Bethany, and Aubrey joined us.  We sat and talked for a couple of hours.  Afterwards, we returned to our cabin, where we started packing for our trip home, finishing before 5:30 PM.

Tonight was our group’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) night.   We had ordered alumni shirts from LeMoyne College; Jesse as a former linebacker, and Sally as a 100-meter track team member – neither a true fact, since we did not attend HBCU institutions.  Since Jesse had attended LeMoyne one summer, he felt more like an alumni from there than any other HBCU.

At dinner, the waiters put on a very lively dance show.  Several of our group got up and danced along.  Before leaving the dining room, we said our goodbye’s to family members with early flights.