Six days at sea

Just at sunset we left Madeira on Nov.22. Ahead of us was nothing else than salty water for next 164 hours, almost 7 days before Antigua. It was easy and comfortable life onboard, the weather was mostly splendid and the drinks cheap. The ocean was mainly very calm, and I did not see any see sick passengers. I myselfs never have any
difficulties even on rough sea, on the contrary I do enjoy a little sway.
Among the passengers there were not too many interesting people from my point of view, and that's why I spent a lot of time by myselfs reading or listening music from my ipod on the bar deck, where the good Filippinos kept care of my glass. At the dinner table we were six women and three gentleman, all single and from Great Britain, except one lady from Israel and me. I found these dinners quite boring, especially not always understanding different, fast spoken dialects in noisy circumstances. On Nov.24. I had my 70th birthday, got a cake and a crew band played and sung beautifully to me Filippino songs including Happy Birthday to You. That evening I missed my new ship mate like she called herself, the lady from Israel, Ruth. She and another lady Sheila, both in their forties, were the only females with a couple young Filippino waitresses I did communicate more than "Good Morning".
Then next day Ruth came rushing to me at the dinner table, took my hand and told to me that she now has a table for us two only. We then, during the last 10 days, had our own table, next to two nice, young couples one originally from Hungary, the other one half Irish half Estonian, all living in England. To be continued...