Gotta love those sea days...

Quote of the Day: “Everyone’s cutting down on the food and drink as we get closer to home. Philip is still having his scones though, but without the whipped cream.” Hmmm – first time I’ve heard myself mentioned in a Quote of the Day. Thanks Randy!

So what do you do on the quiet middle day of 5 sea days? The washing is all done and dusted (I managed to get the machines first try yesterday, and felt like I’d won at the Casino!), the ironing’s done, I’d been to a great lecture on Extreme Nature, and it was still a couple of hours until scones and coffee. I could have sat out on deck and read my book, or listened to music, but instead I opted for a visit to the onboard Acupuncturist… as you do.

Now given my extreme aversion to anything with a pointy end penetrating my person, to the point of fainting with blood tests, this may well seem something of an unusual thing to do. However I had been thinking about this for some time, had even attended a free lecture, and chatted briefly to Ryan, the man himself, in the gym. He’s Chinese, which I felt was a good start, as I’m sure there’s a genetic element in all this.

I also mentioned it over dinner, and a couple of the people on my table had had good experiences with acupuncture, so I thought, why not? It could well help my vertigo…

When I rang to make an appointment, expecting to have to wait a couple of days, they had just had a cancellation – could I come in 30 minutes? After a mental scream, I quickly ran through numerous possible excuses, but couldn’t come up with a good on fast enough, so had to front up at the appointed time.

After a chat with the fellow, I decided his charges were the same as everything in the Spa: outrageous! Over twice what I’d pay for any of their services back home. So I guess I won’t be signing up for a pincushion package right now…

Tonight is Country night. Now anything involving cowboys or Country and Western I loathe with a passion, so I’ll be carefully avoiding any such events. I think it could well be an early night again, or maybe a movie on the telly.