10.20.22 - 11.3.22 Celebrity Silhouette Transatlantic

 10/20/22

Today's the day!! We checked out of our Portsmouth hotel at 11 AM and caught the 11:23 AM train to Southhampton. It was only a fifty minute trip. A quick six minute taxi ride once at the station and then we arrived at our accommodations for the next two weeks. We are onboard the Celebrity Silhouette which is a transatlantic sailing to Miami. Stops in Lisbon, Madeira and Tenerife (Canary Islands) before seven sea days to "cross the pond".

We were able to have lunch in the main dining room. I started with a delicious chicken Caesar salad and had Moroccan short ribs for my main. Both really good. The short ribs had some great ginger flavor. And the couscous had raisins for some sweetness.

Now we finally get to unpack everything we have in our luggage. We haven't really had accommodations so far where we either needed to do that or even had the space. Now we do!! Also getting some laundry ready for pickup. And someone else gets to do it this time.

After spending time in eight countries over the last four weeks, it is time to settle down a bit. At least until we get to Lisbon in three days for a city tour. I've averaged 55,000 steps a week for the last four weeks. Might be time to relax for a few days.