Jamie and I just got back from a wedding in Pennsylvania. I often like
taking roundabout paths with the idea that it lets one experience more, see different things, and break from the usual. Our trip from
Boston to
Pennsylvania took nearly a fortnight as we set new personal records for most indirect means of transportation, flying from
Logan Airport to
Fort Lauderdale, FL, taking a
Princess Cruises trans-Atlantic cruise to
Portugal, flying back to
John F. Kennedy Airport in
New York City, and finally driving to Pennsylvania.
It was exciting, it was educational, it was an experience.
Neither Jamie nor I had been on a cruise before, but I was excited that, as we
embarked,
An Affair to Remember was rotating on one of the channels with
Love Affair--a pair of most appropriate films.
Weather was very nice the first few days, as we got to use the hot tubs and pools--being among the only "young" people on the cruise allowed us general access to such amenities as the general ships population seemed more comfortable mostly dressed and on lounge chairs. It was over a week before we
docked at the Azores and we set foot once more on land. The days leading up to the
Azores, given our north-easterly route, saw the above deck getting much cooler and windier. However, it was the day after the Azores, and
our last day at sea that was the rockiest. The weather conditions forced the ship to slow down delaying our arrival at
Lisbon's Cais da Rocha Conde de Óbidos until late morning, but allowing us to follow the coast line as we approached during the golden sunrise.