Captain's dinner

And then it was the end. We had cocktails on the deck and then a 4 course dinner.

Aris and Nasos our guides

guides + 1

Cheryl and Mike from San Diego

They were lovely. He had a wonderful sense of humour. Both retired.

Shelby and Joey. Married 10yrs. US but can't remember where. Friendly.

?, Monika and ? Monika from Woolongong. She shared with Judi. Boringish! The other 2 from UK. Maybe Juanita and Robert or Helen and Frank. They were on our deck but I hardly spoke to them. They are friends with Angie and Mike.

our wonderful waitress. The other is part of a package of 4. 3 friends who worked together and a daughter of Tracy - Kelsey. So maybe she is Denise or Lesley. I think!  Nothing to say about them.

Angie and Mike - poms. Both lovely. Either Cambridge or .....Angie swam from shore to the boat. Mike a surveyor told me about multiples of 12 for pillars at Ephesus.

Juliet and Graham from Balmain. Both lovely too. She was an OT but loved art and OT together.

Megan and Graham (L)  Dan in the middle. All from Perth. Have known each other for about 20 years. First trip away together.

front couple Robynne and Stephen. Didn't really talk to them much so no idea.

Jenny lives in Melbourne - she was travelling with a friend who won't be at the end of the trip. Rose was negative and ever so slightly boring! They are now heading to Spain and Portugal 🥴

this is Justine my roommate. Looking gorgeous as usual. She had great clothes all squashed in her bag!!

the two Helen's. Friends from Melbourne. L Helen Greasby R Helen Rigby both from Melbourne and good fun. We were driving mates. And then my mate Judi from Auckland. 

There were some I missed photographing - a shame cos I missed Kelsey our fashion model. She wore outrageous clothes and I haven't one photo! A pr of bathers and a top for each swim. A different outfit every day. You get the gist. She works in the beauty area - nails I think. Her mum Tracy had a birthday on the ship. Short and a bit round to Kelsey's tall and shapely figure.

The other friends Denise or Lesley - don't know.

Dan's wife Fiona. There are Perthites and have an 11yr very disabled son. This was a restful holiday for them. They were good to talk to. Dan as political as me!

Ian and Adele poms from Devon. They didn't come to the beach but swam around the boat. They loved a beer or 2 and he smoked and walked with a cane. Some walks they didn't do.

Mark and Maria from Ohio and North Carolina. They have 2 places. Can't remember which was which. She was an attorney and he had restaurants. Both retired and now have a dog each. Big but can't remember type.

Alex and Karen I think from LA. He adored her. A bit of a show pony and always asked dumb questions but I did have a great political conversation with him on the last day. Not sure what they did.

Jennifer and Leslie friends from Santa Barbara. Leslie has a child. They're were good to talk to but didn't get much of a chance on the boat. Had breakfast with them this morning. 

Geraldine from Chicago. Loved to talk. Didn't listen much. Big, big girl - loves diet coke and I think all the wrong food. Didn't like much at the dinner.

Kerry and Peter from Canberra. Both ok. Didn't spend much time with them.

The dinner!

Asparagus soup which was delicious

Octopus for entrée

Main a jumbo prawn grilled with veg

Desert a beautiful light chocolate pudding thingy.

I had 2 glasses of sparkly. That was after a Mai Thai, and Espresso Martini.i slept well.

Dad to leave my mates. One last photo.

at the dock.

Then it was back to the hotel for a rest and repack!