California Coastal Pt 4

Next port call will be Santa Barbara after a full day at sea. Personally I love the sea days as a great day for relaxation. No time to be up, no time to go to bed, eat a meal when ever you are hungry. Sadly my body clock does not endorse my lazy day plan and fully wakes me between 5:00 and 6:00 AM. ARRRG!

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Still fully showered and dressed shortly after 6:00 with my wife and kids still sound asleep, I head off to the Horizon Cafe for some breakfast and to enjoy the view of the sea. Scrambled eggs, sausage, hash browns, some fresh fruit and a couple glasses of water. On a cruise experiencing a little dehydration can occur fairly easily, especially if the cruise were to warmer climates than we are used to. I always try to drink a little more water than usually the week prior to a cruise and try to continue the higher water intake throughout the cruise, consuming even more water when I choose to enjoy ...MORE

California Coastal Pt 3

Note to self, "self, stay away from the International Cafe on deck 5!". Seriously, the deserts served in the cafe are in most cases better than served in the main dining room and I find myself somehow drawn to the place.

Last Saturday as we prepared to sail the extended forecast for San Francisco called for a 50% chance of rain. Well, we were in port from 07:00 until 11:00 PM and had maybe two hours of rain and mostly light rain at that. So mostly cloudy was something we could work with. Light jacket with a hood, camera, and cell phone would be all that I need.

When in vacation mode, and in a port that we have visited several times past, we are not in any way early risers (except me to watch the sail under the Golden gate). So once everyone was awake and ready for the day we went to the Horizon Court for breakfast and chose a table with an Embarcadero view. From our table we could see all the way to Fisherman's Wharf and see the vintage street cars rumbling along. MORE