It was over the horizon thus out of sight. It was a lazy afternoon. I
finished the last of my packing and my cruise report and tried to take in
the sights of the ship the rest of the day.
Early on the cadets had their "Deck Wars" games on the bow. They competed
in various activities such as line tossing. The rest of the day, the
outside decks of the ship were an obstacle course. Everywhere I tried to
go on the ship there were painting and cleaning crews blocking the way.
They're trying to make the tired, old Empire State look presentable for
tomorrow's grand sail up the East River.
Right before dinner I saw something in the distance. It was the water
tower at Robert Moses State Park. Now I knew we were getting close to
home. Cell phones came out as everyone started to get service. I made
one call then headed for dinner.
It was our last dinner on board. As usual the Chartwell's folk had a
special dinner for the officers' last night; prime rib and lobster. For
desert, we had canoli, napoleons and cheesecake. Life is good sometimes.
We should be anchoring in a couple of hours between Brooklyn and Staten
Island. We'll spend the night there and about 7:00 on Saturday we'll take
aboard the pilot and any dignitaries that have been invited and start the
cruise into the harbor, up the river and then home. We should arrive at
the Fort by 10:00.
my son was on the first cruise but i enjoyed reading your blog for this cruise.
ReplyDeletei am glad everyone will be home safe and sound tomorrow.
hope the rest of your summer is relaxing.
linda patti
Hey Rich! Welcome back to New York. Thanks again for keeping us land lubbers informed during the cruise. I hope in the future you can look back on your blog and laugh at all the complaining of noise, heat and dull ports. Keep smiling and the world will smile back. "Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think."
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