Crossing the Atlantic Ocean

This is day 3 of 4 on our journey across the Atlantic Ocean. The seas have been exceptionally calm and the skies are blue. It continues to get warmer as we head south (currently at 9 a.m., its about 75 degrees!). Yesterday morning we passed through the Cape Verde islands, which will be the last land we will see until Sunday, when we arrive in Fortaleza, Brazil.

My concerns of getting bored during these 4 days have passed. Our days are busy drinking coffee, going to the gym, eating breakfast, lounging on the sun deck for a little while, eating lunch, returning to the cabin to watch a movie (which Richard wanted me to add that while crossing, there is no ESPN, world news, or other important satellite feeds, only taped programming), catching up on emails, blogs, and of course facebook, and then going back to rest up for dinner on the sun deck in the late afternoon. Then you have to get ready for dinner and plan your evening activities. There is absolutely no time for bingo, art auctions, trivia pursuit, or other major wastes of our precious time! :} This is what I call serious vacationing! The King and Queen will return to our prior positions on December 21st.