The Programme Not Taken

“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.”
~ Martin Buber

August 3, 2019

The QM2 is a gorgeous, beautifully appointed ship!

Yesterday, the DH’s headache was gone and we ran madly from one activity to another—a hurried breakfast, water color class, a rushed lunch because of the disappearing hour, dance class, a concert by the Green Spring kids, a new planetarium show about asteroids, quick showers and glamming up for another formal night dinner, a Broadway review by the Royal Court Singers and Dancers, then dancing in the Queen’s Room.

We are working way too hard on this trip.

So today, we are checking out. We took our time over breakfast, decided not to take part in the passenger talent show which would have required us to rush to a rehearsal at 9:30, and strolled to our 10:00 watercolor class—not to start another project but to finish the ones we’d already started this week. It’s a surprisingly restful activity and one I hope we’ll continue to make time for when we get home.

After lunch, we plan to hibernate in our cabin until it’s time for supper. And no dancing after the show. We dock in Southampton tomorrow and our excursion to Stone Henge leaves at 7:30 AM!

More soon…