Made it to Boston....

It was certainly an interesting day! I started by getting up way too early to the sound of thunder & lightning, not the kind of thing you want when you are catching a flight. Anyway, the storms subsided before my ride came to take me to the airport. What a surprise... there was a black stretch limousine that pulled this morning. Boy was I riding in style. You feel a bit foolish sitting there, way in the back, all by yourself. It is a comfortable ride, I'll have to admit. I made it to the airport OK and was off to Philadelphia on time. I was stuck on the runway in Philadelphia for about 45 minutes awaiting clearance for Boston. Apparently they had some pretty strong winds which held things up. I was sitting next to a wonderful woman from South Carolina with a PhD who taught and did consulting on fitness & wellness....This is kind of foreign territory for me. I really needed to listen!!! Just when I thought I was a lost cause she ordered a diet coke... all was right with the world, I was on the right diet after all..... It was an enjoyable flight. Then..... I arrived in Boston and the wheels started coming off. I waited for about an hour for my pickup from the hotel. Serves me right... I never use pickups, I always grab a cab. Then I finally got to the hotel and they checked me into a room that hadn't been cleaned yet. I went back to the front desk and asked if they would charge extra for a clean room. I sat and waited for a while until I got my room. Now, every thing is great. I'm in Boston, getting excited about my pending adventure and have finally validated that I am on a nutritious diet :-). I plan on getting on the ship around noon and heading for the pool if the weather forecast holds, sunny and warm.... Just to refresh everyone, especially me, here is the itinerary for this leg of my journey:
SAT 25JUL Sail from Boston, Massachusetts 5:00p
SUN 26JUL Sea Day
MON 27JUL Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec 9:00a 6:00p
TUE 28JUL Bonne Bay, Newfoundland 8:00a 5:00p
WED 29JUL Red Bay, Labrador, Canada 8:00a 4:00p
THU 30JUL Sea Day
FRI 31JUL Nanortalik, Greenland 8:00a 5:00p
SAT 01AUG Sea Day
SUN 02AUG Sea Day
MON 03AUG Isafjord, Iceland 8:00a 5:00p
TUE 04AUG Akureyri, Iceland 8:00a 11:00p
WED 05AUG Husavik, Iceland 8:00a 5:00p
THU 06AUG Seydisfjordur Iceland 8:00a 5:00p
FRI 07AUG Sea Day
SAT 08AUG Invergordon, Scotland 7:00a 6:00p
SUN 09AUG S Queensferry (Edinburgh), UK 7:00a 11:59p
MON 10AUG Sea Day
TUE 11AUG Rotterdam, The Netherlands 7:00a 5:00p
WED 12AUG Sea Day
THU 13AUG Dunmore East, Waterford, Ireland 8:00a 6:00p
FRI 14AUG LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UK 8:00a 6:00p
SAT 15AUG Greenock (Glasgow), Scotland 8:00a 5:00p
SUN 16AUG Sea Day
MON 17AUG Torshavn, Faroe Islands 8:00a 5:00p
TUE 18AUG Djupivogur, Iceland 10:00a 6:00p
WED 19AUG Reykjavik, Iceland 2:00p
THU 20AUG Reykjavik, Iceland 6:00p
FRI 21AUG Sea Day
SAT 22AUG Sea Day
SUN 23AUG Qaqortoq, Greenland 8:00a 5:00p
MON 24AUG Sea Day
TUE 25AUG St Anthony, Newfoundland 8:00a 3:00p
WED 26AUG St.Johns,Canada 8:00a 5:00p
THU 27AUG St Pierre, France 8:00a 4:00p
FRI 28AUG Sea Day
SAT 29AUG Debark Ship Boston, 7:00a