wasn't kidding when I said we went a little decadent!

we loaded up onto the boat, and were welcomed by the 3 crew member
with a champagne toast. lovely. as we left the port, we sipped the
champagne, and chatted with our fellow passengers. 3 "nice" Australian
couples (retired folks), 1 widowed English lady, a Czech couple (about
our age), and 1 German guy. everyone was quick to chat, share life and
travel stories. really nice group, clicked right away. or was the the
champagne flowing??? hummmm.