Passing through the bar
At 9:00 in the morning I wasn't really in the mood to have a drink in the bar nor was anyone else. Actually, the ship was pretty empty everywhere we went. We still had a few Euro left over from Ireland and since we were no heading to the UK where pounds are the currency, we felt an urgency to spend those last few Euro. In the big shop we grabbed some candy, of course and a couple sodas. When we got to the theater area Gail decided she was going to suntan/rest so she headed off for the top deck. I stood outside and watched our very rapid progress as we pulled out of Dublin harbor and headed into the Irish Sea.
I finally found a nice quiet area with reclining chairs where I took a nice one hour nap once we got underway.
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