Land, at last, sighted at dawn, following 7 days of scenic surf and sea, not another ship, whale or dolphin
to be seen. The weather was remarkably good considering the alarming news of IRENE which reached the east coast of NY the day we left. The internet connection was interrupted many times and we could only watch and fear the worst of the impact for those caught in its path on Tv.
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Tugs busily enabling QM2 to reverse into harbor.
Our last naughty early morning breakfast on board! Pate, hash browns, streaky bacon
tomato and toast. Resisted adding all sorts of other equally mouth-watering variations of a typically English breakfast offered buffet style.
It was so good to be away from an incredibly noisy NYC existence for a week! And two days later I am still struck how quiet it is everywhere!
