Treats

Today was all about rest, relaxation, and treats. Right after breakfast, I headed up to the on board spa. There I enjoyed (and I do mean ENJOYED) a relaxing facial and message of my neck, shoulders, scalp and arms. I really need to do this more often! When that was over, I had my hair done since tonight was one of the formal nights on the ship. I met Eric and it was just about time for lunch. We headed up to the buffet and ate there with the family who share our table in the dining room. They are from England and are traveling with their daughter (around 13 years of age). As we were eating and chatting, along came Gene and he joined us, too.

During the afternoon, we just sort of hung out and relaxed. I spent time working on some sashiko (Japanese needlework) I had with me and Eric wander up to a higher deck to do his thing. Before we knew it, it was time to get ready for the evening. We both got duded up. I even wore make up!

Besides being formal night, or because it was formal night, formal portraits of the guests were taken. We had a choice of 3 backgrounds. I chose the one that looked like we were in a traditional library. Dinner followed. It was soooo good!!! I started off with smoked duck breast as an appetizer. Yum. That was followed by French onion soup. Yum, yum. For my main course, I had medallions of beef tenderloin. And they certainly were tender. For dessert, I had bananas foster. What a meal!!!