{"id":235,"date":"2013-01-07T21:58:14","date_gmt":"2013-01-07T21:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peterwoolley.co.uk\/blog\/?p=235"},"modified":"2014-11-25T19:50:51","modified_gmt":"2014-11-25T19:50:51","slug":"monday-still-at-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peterwoolley.co.uk\/blog\/monday-still-at-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday – Still At Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As predicted, today hasn’t been so very different from yesterday. Groups C and D got their first crack at the whip, so it felt like a whole day of firsts again. Needless to say, it went relatively smoothly; not quite as manic as yesterday, and certainly more organised.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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They’ve adjusted some of the meal timings in Marco’s Bistro, which meant breakfast has been extended to 10am, and Lunchtime extended to 3pm. This is ideal for me, since I can lie-in an extra 30 minutes in the morning, and after my last class has finished, providing I’m quick enough, I can dash to Marco’s for a spot of lunch (just as well, cos no-one brought me any today).<\/span><\/p>\n

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The sun showed its face today, so I went for a brief walk outside after breakfast. Unfortunately, brief is definitely the operative word, since it was so windy, I could barely stay upright. I made it as far as the front of the ship and stood for as long as I could hold my breath, then bid a hasty retreat back inside. It’s not much, but it was nice to blow some of the cobwebs away…<\/span><\/p>\n

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My mission for the day was to organise some excursions. I went to the tours office and introduced myself, handing over a wishlist, with the hope that I can bag some escort duty on some of them (effectively halving the cost). I also explained that, since Tracey wouldn’t be joining us until Madeira, I would be happy to take any tour escort duties for Lisbon, should they need my services. As it turns out, after watching the show tonight, after dinner (‘Dancing Queen’ – a combined tribute to Abba and Queen), I got back to the cabin to find a Tour Duty Assignment sheet popped under the door – yeey!<\/span><\/p>\n

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This means I need to get an early night. Tomorrow, I’ll be escorting on the ‘Lisbon’s Famous Sights’ tour (9:15 – 13:15). We won’t be leaving Lisbon until 7:30pm, so that’ll also give me a chance to take a walk into the city by myself after lunch (I’m hoping to find an art shop where I can purchase some 140lb watercolour paper; Gareth has given me the green light to go source some, and he’ll pay me back whatever I spend… we have a reasonably-sized stock of paper, but it’s all 90lbs, so we’ll see…)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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