Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Sunset: Day 51 (Sailaway from Fort Lauderdale)

Tonight's sunset was the most beautiful of the cruise to date. It had been a sunny but cool (70ish...I guess the forecast from yesterday was correct!) day in Fort Lauderdale, and we walked over to Publix and Walgreens after we had passed through immigration this morning. We returned to the ship in time for lunch in the dining room, but by the time we were done, there wasn't enough time to leave the ship again for a longer walk. Instead we used a hot tub while the rest of the ship was at muster drill (we haven't had to go again since our first cruise in November), then showered and headed up to Skywalkers. Sailaway was chilly enough that Skywalkers seemed the best place from which to watch it. I talked to friends and my mom, enjoying the last few minutes of AT&T cell service until Saturday in St. Thomas.
Walking down to dinner, we stepped out onto the Deck 7 promenade to watch this sunset. And what a treat it was!! The skyline of Miami can be seen in the distance.