Monte Carlo, Monaco – July 29

admiring our ride in the distance

Partly cloudy, 27 degrees, not a lot of humidity

Today we board our home away from home for the next 11 days!!! I love the comfort that comes from familiarity. In addition to a few smaller cruises, The Seven Seas Voyager is where we spent 49 days in the winter of 2016. I like to know where the pool is, the restaurants, the bars are, and the loos are! There are certainly thrills to be had from experiencing new things, but the vast majority of travelling is new, so when there is something old and

comfortable, I embrace it.

Before heading to the ship we wandered around the port area drooling over the many, many mega yachts. These boats are something else. We’ve seen plenty of mega yachts, but seeing them always stuns me. I always wonder who these big boys belong to. None of the ones we saw today had helicopters on top, so maybe these are only mega…not

unpacking is a thirsty business

mega, mega?!?

Before we know it, we are on the boat,

champagne in hand and sitting down to a relaxing lunch while waiting for our rooms to be ready. Once the rooms are ready, we uppack, and get a load of laundry. Next is our lifeboat drill followed by a few pre-dinner drinks and dinner. Chris finished the night with a but of gambling and I called it a day.

fingers crossed!!