Jan 18 - At Sea
This day at sea was a lot more enjoyable than the first. We found a spot pretty early in the morning that was a table in the shade. This worked out very well as we were still outside, but protected from the heat of the sun. I spent the morning trying to remember how to do a Sudoku puzzle. I even managed to confuse an old German man who was passing by. He talked to me, but I didn’t understand. Then he left and came back with the sudokus he had been doing the whole time (there was a new one every day). He realized that the one I had was new and gestured that he would go get it and do it and be back. In the meantime I remembered how they worked and got a new one. When he had finished his he stopped by to make sure I was on the right track. I tried to explained what happened, but he probably couldn’t understand me either. He stopped by once more an hour or so later and motioned for me to show him the completed puzzle which I did. He smiled and patted my shoulder and I never saw him again.
Just before lunch our new friends Tim and Lisa joined us and taught us cribbage which is a ton of fun. We had a blast playing it and purchased our own version now that we’re home. We packed that afternoon and had our final dinner with Tim, Lisa, and our beloved Eileen who is by far one of the most amazing “little old French ladies” I’ve ever met. I miss her stories greatly. Tim and Lisa live just south of Ottawa and I hope very much to keep a relationship going with them as we have a lot in common it seems - and not just our love of travel! After dinner, Tim and Lisa, M and I played Scrabble and Cribbage while drinking the champagne they won for being the “Newest Newlyweds”. Ok so M and Tim drank the champagne…
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