A day at sea and farewell to Captain Love

Enjoying a glass in the Glass House

Our exclusive invitation to the Library Suite was, as we suspected, a selling opportunity, although quite gentle. We arrived along with a gaggle of other people who had likewise been invited and who also were after the free glass of pop. Anything to get something out of P&O! It was the sail-away for us leaving Aruba port and we watched as the island rapidly slipped into the distance. We had already decided that we would be back there again at some point - great place.

A quiet sea day

Our wake as we travelled past Peru's coastline

I think word has got through to the tour guides that they have to get us back to the ship when instructed. We made it back with 15 minutes to spare yesterday. I get that they want to give us our money’s worth and they believe the ship won’t go without us. Not the case, as we already know. Being in the desert had been tiring and draining and something of a sensory overload. It was warm with a gentle breeze in places, but we were constantly being warned about the UV. So naturally, we piled the sun protection on, only for the fine sand and dust to stick to us. So, after we set sail, a lovely hot bath was the order of the evening. As we left the northernmost part of Chile, we immediately travelled along the coast of Peru. Not surprisingly, it looked pretty identical. I felt the need to ponder our time in Chile. The positives were they were hugely friendly and welcoming, but the downside is they really need to sort out their road safety.

All at sea with extreme ironing

A sea day today, so the morning dawned bright and early - around 7:30am, which is astonishingly early for us when we don’t have to get up - and we planned our activities. The day began with Gabrielle doing her exercises and me ensuring that Amy (her Personal Trainer) was aware that it was happening. Given the lack of equipment for this workout, Gabrielle resorted to two 500ml tins of water as weights and waved them around with determination and to great effect. As she normally uses two 5kg weights, this is rather letting her off easily!