Day 37 Day at Sea

day #3 at sea heading westbound across the 'big pond'... sunny skies once again with 77* temps made for another day at poolside..   a rainbow here and there off in the distance.. the winds picked up around 3pm

Day 36 Day at Sea

our 2nd day at sea on the Trans-Atlantic crossing back to the 'real world'..a cloudy morning again turned into a beautiful sunny 70* day at noon-time...so it was the pool area for the afternoon.. we were invited to the Captain's table for dinner in the dining room...a great table with really nice fun people...  followed by the Officer's Black and White Ball in the showroom..put your dancing shoes on!!!

Day 35 Day at Sea

after leaving Funchal yesterday afternoon we start our 7 day Trans-Atlantic crossing toward our next port--Half Moon Cay Bahamas--Holland America's private island..hard to believe this cruise is almost at an end... after a very rainy overnite the skies cleared up mid-morning to sun sun sun in the mid 60's.. so out to the pool deck I went..  a nice quiet day at sea

Day 34 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

arrived here at 8am...we've been to Funchal on two previous cruises for overnite stays which were great.. this time only here for the day which is unfortunate as it is one of our favorite island places to visit.. our tour brought us up to the top of the mountain..Eiro Do Serrado.. for some spectacular views of Funchal and the coastline..some tasting of the Island's Cherry Brandy....of course we had to do the Sleigh Ride in the Village of Monte on the way back down to the city... a classic ...and what a hoot.. a fun time... at the end of the tour we had a sample of Madeira wine then had some free time to walk over to the Market.... and finally the tour bus dropped us off downtown Funchal where we decided to have a lunch in an outdoor cafe--the Ritz..same as we did last year... we topped it off with our last Gelato of this cruise...then walked a couple of streets down to the ship's bus shuttle and rode back to the ship...  a great day as always on this spectacular and pretty island

Monte Sleigh Ride

our friends Dorothy  Bill   Fran

Bill at his usual Gelato stop

Ho Ho Ho

Market