Yes, we are off again! This time just a week’s cruise to Norway together with Victoria, Oliver and the children.
We always seem to have issues at the beginning of our cruises, what with car crashes last year and missing fingerprints in the US earlier this year, and this one proved to be no different. I woke up yesterday morning to find half of my front tooth missing, the filling having decided to part company with the rest during the night. I phoned the dentist at 8.30 and was offered an appointment next Tuesday. Telling the receptionist that I was about to go on holiday only brought the response that they only treat emergencies when the patient was in pain. I explained that although I wasn’t in pain that the loss of a tooth in this manner would spoil my youthful good looks, which gave me a 10.45 appointment that day. It helps to have an understanding dentist!
The dental treatment complete we started on our journey to Southampton where we were due to meet up with Victoria and family and also Helena and our other two grandchildren. The weather conditions were far from good and the journey took a lot longer than normal but we arrived safe and sound. We had a lovely afternoon with the children in the West Quays shops especially “Build-a-Bear” where numerous cuddly toys were purchased.
When in Southampton we normally stay at the Holiday Inn but even though we tried to book some months ago we couldn’t get rooms so booked the Grand Harbour instead, which is located just across the road. This hotel has a magnificent glass facade and views across the harbour, although our room was on the other side!
The boarding process went very smoothly and we were on the ship and in the buffet by about 1.15 and we weren’t due to board until 3.30. The captain informs us that the sea may be a little rough this evening, in fact we needed two tugs to get us off the berth safely. The good news is the wind tomorrow will be behind us so shouldn’t have such an effect.
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