A Relaxing Day at Sea

We left Bergen yesterday afternoon and we spent today just cruising the Norwegian Inside Passage. Thomas and I started our day at 8:00am when we got up, showered and dressed and then went down to breakfast in the World Café. We didn't have to be anywhere at any specific time so we had a long, peaceful breakfast while sipping coffee and enjoying spectacular views. It was almost 10:00am when we headed back to our cabin.

In the cabin we relaxed - Thomas read and I edited pictures and did some journaling. We decided to skip lunch since we had a big breakfast and just relax in our room watching the beautiful scenery. Then around 1:00pm we decided to roam the ship. After about a half hour we ended up in the Explorer's Lounge where we had some coffee and enjoyed the views through the two story glass front of the lounge. We spent an hour in the lounge before heading outside to walk on the upper deck for more unobstructed views. The weather at this time was incredible - about 44°F and sunny - just beautiful!

Finally, we returned to our cabin and watched a movie - Rocketman. I loved it, good movie and incredible music. Then we got changed for dinner and went down to the reservation desk to check on a few excursions. Once that was handled we went to a cocktail meet for LGBT guests. There were about 12 people there and they served us drinks and we had some great conversations with people from Australia, Mexico and France. We spent about 30 minutes at the meet before heading down to The Chef's Table for our dinner reservations at 7:30pm. The Chef's Table is a specialty restaurant that you can make reservations at but it doesn't cost anything extra. The menu is a fixed menu and is served in five courses with wine pairing for each course. Tonight we had a Cantonese inspired dinner that included . . .

* Amuse Bouche - Hot and Sour Soup paired with a Vollmer, Riesling from Germany
* First Course - Fried Prawns paired with Muscadet, Melon de Bourgogne from France
* Granita - Coconut infused with lemongrass and ginger
* Main Course - Wok-Fried Beef paired with a Terra Molino, Tempranillo from Spain
* Dessert - Chilled Mango Cream paired with a Domaine Uby 4, Gros&Petit Manseng from Gascony, France

It was an incredible meal - everything was delicious. And the couple we shared a table with was great company - Jonette and Richard from Sheffield, England.

All in all it was a fantastic day and we finally got to rest from our flight situation getting here. Tomorrow we will be in Narvik and we have the morning free to explore and then an excursion in the early afternoon.