A Day, July 11th, in the Life (Taormina)

05:40 – Wake up

06:15 – Go up to the gym, watch the sunrise over Italy as I use the elliptical

06:45 – Shower and change

07:00 – Run to the mess for coffee

07:15 - Arrive at work.

10:45 – Sneak out of work early.

11:00 - Catch the tender (the little boat which shuttles people ashore when the ship is anchored off the coast) with some friends

11:15 – Arrive at a place I am sure has a name, though I don’t know what

11:30 – Grab a taxi to Taormina, a delightful old Italian town clinging atop a Sicilian cliff side

Taormina as seen from the ship.

12:00 – Pizza, Formaggi

13:00 – Wander the town.

13:15 – Buy magnets.

13:30 – Get to the Greek Amphitheater (where we decide none of us can be bothered to pay 8€ to see yet another set of ruins.)

Amphitheater picture stolen from colleague Micah Hervada
Ackerman who did actually pay the eight euro

14:15 – Obligatory Gelato

14:45 – Taxi back to the port

15:00 – Tender home.

15:45 – Work.

20:00 – Officer’s Bar with a coworker to pick up drinks to take out to “Deck Six Aft” effectively the outdoor patio for crew.

20:45 – A friend passes by and invites me to the steam room at 21:00

21:00 – Steam room with the girls

21:45 – Quick shower and change

22:00 - Back out to the back patio to watch Stromboli as we pass (an active volcano)

Cool: July 11th.
Stupid: Blogspot's handling of pictures, so annoying!