Life's a Stitch

The first night was a roughish night at sea. Not too bad, but not great. It wasn’t enough to interfere with breakfast.

I attended the knit and stitch meetup at 8:45 a.m. We were a group of six women from five countries. It went so well we stayed on to knit and participate in the morning trivia session.

The afternoon was dedicated to painting. I have a commission I need to work on, but started with something easier to get back into the rhythm. What a spectacular setting for painting.

I managed not to dip my brush in the glass of Diet Coke nor the wine. When we’re closer to land maybe there will be some plein air time.

We attended a comedy show – Rob Little – someone Ellen had seen on a ship six years ago. This one was rated G and not as raunchy as last night’s adult comedy show. And in the it’s a small world department, we were seated next to a couple who lives five minutes from us.

Day 2 of the 6 sea days was remarkably calm. Before I opened my eyes I thought I was in bed at home. The mattresses feel the same and the ship felt still.

Same routine as yesterday, knit and stitch group with a few more members, trivia, painting, walking. I walked 11 days in Portugal with no problem, but today my foot is sore. Probably a combination of the lack of variety in terrain plus all the city cobblestones the past few days.

I finished the little watercolour of the view from E&G’s recently sold lake property.

In addition to the main dining rooms, the upcharge specialty restaurants, and the buffet, the Viva has the “Indulge Food Hall” with seven open kitchens representing different food styles from tapas to Indian food with a commercial tandoor. The latter was our choice for tonight.