It’s
always sad to do things for the last time. At the Solo Travellers’ Get-Together
I sat with Frances and Jorge for our last laugh.
I only watched the last dance
lesson (review of basic Quickstep) as I was copying my movie files to Yolanda’s
computer. I did not think I had energy to spare for a dance lesson.
For days
people had been asking if I’d started packing yet. I can’t see the big deal in
packing. I spent about half an hour in the late afternoon putting the clothes in my
suitcase and organising other things into bags, ready to throw in on top of my
evening clothes at bedtime.
I’m glad I made the effort to go to dinner, as it was the
first time on our cruise that we had a full table! Several of us left the table
early, before dessert, as Queen Mary 2 was coming up behind us and was expected
to overtake us. It was cold outside, so I only took distance photos of both a container ship and the Queen Mary 2!
(container ship visible and the Queen Mary is the dot just to the right of centre)
In the
evening dance session a Viennese Waltz was announced. I was disappointed when
none of the Hosts asked me to dance, but then Dan (professional dance teacher)
appeared and escorted me to the floor. I asked if this was my graduation
ceremony after our lesson. We twirled around the floor for the whole song
(‘Dat’s Amore’, sung beautifully by Paul), changing directions and with only a
few beats of a side-to-side step in the middle for a rest. Dan dances so well
that I did not feel dizzy at all, though at the end when we went back to Olena
she kept saying ‘Breathe … breathe!’ This was definitely another cruise
highlight (along with Jorge’s and Rock’s dancing) and I felt privileged to have
a full dance with Dan in an evening session.
The
dancing finished at 11pm, to give us all time to complete our packing. It was
sad to say goodbye to everyone.
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