Lifeboats, and knowing where they are...
Monday, March 1, 2010
It’s the realization of a longtime dream: to be on a big (safe-feeling!) boat in an ocean, so far out that I can’t see any land, anywhere, in any direction. Just me and the rolling blue, and finding out how I feel about that. And it is rolling, and it is blue (sun came out!), and I love it! I don’t know how long I’d love it for, yet ~ that experiment still lies ahead somewhere in my life. Probably depends quite a lot on who I’m with…
I’m between Italy and Croatia, in theory, it being afternoon. Left Patra, Greece, last night under the full midnight moon, luxuriating in the fact that my on-sale super-cheapo 4-bed dorm had only me in it (and a private bathroom, with towels, linens and a hot shower!!!), and that it’s so early in the season, the ship has a very low population. Right now I have the whole café to myself, lovely Greek music piping in. I keep chortling to myself about paying only $75 for a 2-night cruise in a private stateroom!! Especially when I see the $35-deck passengers, camped out on the floor and couches, like I have always done before — I allowed myself some luxury, and I’m proud of it!
So Venice lies ahead! Landfall at 0800 tomorrow; I’ll wander around a long time trying to find the hostel, I expect, and then settle in, saddle up and go see some sights. The next day I’ll see some more, and then get a bus to a couchsurf over on the mainland, coming into Venice from there for a few more days, probably. More watery ways, yumm…I hear the evening vaporetto goes slowly down the Grand Canal…slow is my favorite speed…
My $75 stateroom, aboard the Lefka Ori
March 4, 2010 at 7:56 am |
Ha! You lucky woman! I hope you enjoyed your much-deserved bit of luxury
Miss you and can’t wait to hear about your stories in person when you get back. 
Hugs and Shimmies!