A Tale of a Ukranian Doctor and a Pink Luncheon...

Sunday, 18 September 2011

We are starting to fall into the shipboard routine. We did two rounds of Trivia today. We didn't win either one but met some nice people including a woman who was a teacher at Sarasota High School when Norm was a student there!

The weather is starting to warm up and there were some periods of sunshine today. The seas are also calming down.

10:45PM

Tonight is the second night we turn our clocks back an hour. I figure there will be one more. We had drinks in the DL and then went to dinner. It was Italian Night so we got the "Parade" and "That's Amore" in two languages and "60 accents". I had the garlic tiger shrimp and shared it with Norm who had the Chicken Marsala. The food quality and quantity continue to be good to excellent.

My knee/leg continues to be a problem but it will pass. I'm going to see if I can get in to see Lena tomorrow instead of Tuesday.

Monday, 19 September 2011

I am scheduled to see Lena at 6:00PM tonight.

We did another round of Trivia this morning and got 15 points out of twenty -- one of those was for putting our team name on the paper, though.

We played with two of the Australian couples so had a good time.

I came back to the cabin and Norm is just back with lunch. He brought one of their French Dip beef sandwiches for me and chicken salad for himself.Of the "improvements" they've made to the ship I think The Park Cafe is one of the best. The food we've had was good quality and tasty AND complimentary.

Tuesday, 20 September 2011

I saw Lena again last night and she did some deep tissue massage in addition to the acupuncture. By the time I got back to the cabin it was past 7:00PM so I decided to pass on dinner in the MDR. Norm went to represent us and I ordered a salad, sandwich, dessert and a bottle of Chardonnay from Room Service and watched "Citizen Kane" on TV.

Norm came back with a plate of Beef Stroganoff and a really nice dessert that our wonderful waiter, Andrew, insisted I needed. He was worried about me.

When we woke up I had had some relief during the night from the pain but I decided to cover all the bases with a visit to the Med Center on Deck Two. It is a busy place treating both passengers and crew. I saw the Doctor, who is from Ukraine, and he feels that I have a very small muscle tear. He prescribed a muscle relaxant, a knee brace and rest for a couple of days. I can do that.

Our first "Pink Luncheon" is at Noon today. They have given us -- after much negotiation by Kim -- The Tides Dining Room to use. We will go down at about 11:30AM to help Kim with the arrangements.

2:30PM

We are back from the "Pink Luncheon", which Kim and had a very good time. about twenty people showed out of the thirty who had signed up. Kim had prizes for the most pink worn and it was clear that the winners were Caroline and George from Toronto. He had even dyed his sox pink which is not bad for a veteran of 17 years in the Canadian Professional Soccer League.

Lunch was good as was the conversation. We are doing this again on the second cruise and hope that those of you who are joining us will be there for the fun.

Now I'm going to follow "Doctor's Orders" and elevate my leg out on the balcony. The sea right now is flat as glass and a beautiful shade of blue. Perhaps a nap will also be part of the therapy.