April 15, 2014. Oosterdam. Hope.

There is still hope. Today we chatted with two different couples who are both almost 90. And they are doing well. Our plan today was to have breakfast at the Lido, the buffet restaurant on the 9th deck. We were actually reading in the cabin and we forgot the time, mainly because my watch battery stopped working. I foolishly brought only one watch with me for this five month journey. Clearly, I was wrong, so we missed the breakfast hours in the main restaurant. But during our breakfast at the Lido, we sat beside an older couple from Washington State. They are both in their upper 80’s and are delightful. They have already booked their cruise for 2015. By mid afternoon, we went back up to the Lido for a dessert and chatted with another delightful couple, both who are almost 90 too. They too have booked their 2015 cruise. They are from Edmonton and for them, cruising is the easiest way to travel, so they always keep a cruise planned for the future. We do not like buffet restaurants but today we enjoyed our visit to the Lido. Now we think that we will be able to travel for the next ten years. There is still hope!!