Rough sea night promised but did occur.
Not a good day, especially for QB. Last evening before going to bed she started to have a sore throat, coughing and sneezing. By the middle of the night she had trouble breathing and had to contact her doctor. Drugs were prescribed, her traveling pharmacy is quite complete. She got little sleep last night. As of this writing, she is trying to go to sleep after having a light breakfast sent to the room.
Did a Covid test in the early afternoon and fortunately, that was negative.
Sailed to the north of the Milne Seamounts. An underwater volcanic mountain range within the Newfoundland plains, an area of very deep and relatively uniform seabed off the coast of the continental shelf. We passed over the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, where the water rapidly shallows from over 3,000 metres (9,850 feet) to less than 60 metres (200 feet) in parts.
The Grand Banks form part of the continental shelf extending from Newfoundland and
North America into the Atlantic.
A bit bracing in windy 40 degree weather.
Dinner: no QB quite unwell
QB’s portion – to the room. Suffering quite a bit. Never left the room today.
dee got me thinking about my comments disparaging the quality of the food on this voyage
It’s not the quality but the lack of creativity or effort the kitchen takes. virtually all of our friends are good cooks. None which serve food without the addition of, onions, garlic, hens, seasonings etc The kitchen seems to try and get around this by making sauces.
clearly, they have been many exceptions. tonight‘s couscous was excellent. The dishes, lacking creativity has been the basic proteins, chicken, fish, and pork, unseasoned and sauce heavy.
Yes, of course, they are cooking for the expected demographic on this ship.
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Please send our love to QB. At least she has immediate consultation available. May she feel better in the morning!
Were you able to experience any of the water depth changes based on color or other factors?
Thank for the QB concern. She is better but no nearly recovered. We will skip NYC and go direct to RI. Hard to see the water yesterday, fog fog fog 🙂
It will surely feel good to be at home in Rhode Island with the extended family nearby. Smooth debarkation!
Sorry to hear that Sharon is so unwell. Please keep us posted. Any idea where this might have come from? Glad it’s not Covid. Will write more about other things, but right now, concerned about Sharon. I assume no contact with the infirmary on board? Just the traveling pharmacy : ) Thanks, Dee
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Thanks for the QB concern, she is better today but no nearly recovered. We will head to RI after the cruise and skip NYC. Kept away from the infirmary – likely even more dangerous than her self medication from her traveling pharmacy and consultation with our physician. Awaiting you “other things” commets
It’s traditional British cooking with the odd bit of creativity like cous cous To be expected on a British cruise.