Happy Easter to all who celebrate Easter. Enjoy the bank
holiday week-end in any case. Hope the sun shines and the temperature continues to rise for everyone back in the UK. It's time! The weather was beautiful in Dubai this morning,
not too hot to sit in, and warm enough to expose the arms for a few minutes
without spf, so we have taken a light breakfast on deck 9 before moving on to the
gym for cardio split between treadmill, rowing machine, arm cycle and recumbent
cycle (30 minutes for me and 40 for Khachik) and for me a good yoga practice to
follow. Our deck walks are curtailed on
port days because of the setting up of secure zones. My experience of walking
on the treadmill instead of walking round the ship is that the treadmill is
boring, so I feel as though I've had enough very quickly. I just want to step off it after 10-15 minutes and do something
else. Luckily there are other cardio machines. The rowing machine is hard, and also a bit boring so I stop
it after about 3! The arm cycle is hard, and boring so I stop it after about 5, but the
recumbent bike feels remarkably good, so I stay on that until the total cardio completed is 30 minutes. I had to rest my arms for so long because of my shoulder injury anything army feels so hard and I know it will take time to rebuild. Is this cheating?
Probably, but for now by swapping over quickly it’s the only way I can keep my
heart rate up for 30 minutes. The good thing is that these bits of equipment all monitor everything, so the science is interesting and a bit distracting. For deck walking (and of course other reasons) I do hope
all the pirate drill will stop soon (thinking after Yemen and Suez canal when
we’re back in the Med. I would just like to add that Yoga is never boring, so to practise after cardio is quite joyful, and to finish in savasana with a towel over my eyes is bliss.
We are enjoying the peace and quiet today, no trips, no shuttles no souks, no malls, just a little walk off the ship and stay in the port terminal using the wifi and coffee facilities. sometimes it's got to be done
Just after 4 today we will be setting off for Muscat, Oman, arriving early in the morning Already 700 people are embarking for this sector, I feel for them trying to navigate for the first time. I also feel for the 600 who have disembarked as they have come to the end of their adventures. We have 18 days left, and we will slowly aclimatise over that time, and have a word with ourselves!
So next up all the new embarkers will have to do the obligatory safety exercise, and then we'll have a sail away party, and then it will be time to have dinner again. I will see you all in Oman tomorrow x
We are enjoying the peace and quiet today, no trips, no shuttles no souks, no malls, just a little walk off the ship and stay in the port terminal using the wifi and coffee facilities. sometimes it's got to be done
Just after 4 today we will be setting off for Muscat, Oman, arriving early in the morning Already 700 people are embarking for this sector, I feel for them trying to navigate for the first time. I also feel for the 600 who have disembarked as they have come to the end of their adventures. We have 18 days left, and we will slowly aclimatise over that time, and have a word with ourselves!
So next up all the new embarkers will have to do the obligatory safety exercise, and then we'll have a sail away party, and then it will be time to have dinner again. I will see you all in Oman tomorrow x
