Wednesday 29th September 2021
Just berthing in Portland as the sun came up, looking promising for the day.
Nice easy day in prospect, somewhat surprised to find this is not a tender port but it certainly makes a quick shore visit much simpler.
As usual a good start is breakfast followed by a bit of trivia then it’s morning coffee before an expedition ashore. Portland port does not allow foot traffic so it’s onto the shuttle bus, second stop at Portland Castle seemed far enough. There doesn’t seem to be much in Portland and the castle is less than inspiring, also the wind definitely on the cool side so after a walk round to see the sea it’s back on the bus for a return to the ship.
Lunch on the balcony in the sun and out of the wind with a fine view across to Weymouth and the chalk cliffs beyond.
An afternoon walk on the top deck seemed a good idea to burn off a few calories. And on to the next trivia, this time with an old friend and trivia team member who we discovered was on board while having our morning coffee.
The whole ship seems pretty quiet, apparently there are only 1200+ passengers out a possible 3500+, so lots of empty rooms and generally short queues, there are some benefits to this weird year. Fortunately there are also around 1200 crew on board to look after us, so it’s close to 1 to 1.
This afternoon we also discovered that this evening’s theme in the buffet was Mexican, so dinner in the main restaurant cancelled and the plan changed.
Dinner was delicious, so of course we ate too much! Also during dinner the sun set after a day pretty much without a cloud, don’t think we will be able to say the same again in the next few days, just outside the breakwater the dolphins laid on a short display of their acrobatics on the wash, spectacular.
Back to the cabin to relax and digest, and that’s it for today.
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