No Cannes Do

Our first night at sea and our first day in port were uneventful.  We departed Italy in early evening and headed for the French Riviera with Cannes being our first port of call.  It was cloudy and rainy when we anchored, but the skies cleared somewhat by afternoon.  We tendered into port, walked around for a little while, had a sandwich, and then headed back to the ship for a nap.  It was as a recovery day.  Someone (I won’t say who) was crabby and tired.   Cannes is a nice little resort town, but doesn’t hold much of interest on a rainy day.  I hate to say, “Been there; done that,” but we had.  It was good to hear the rhythms of French again and to communicate in another language. 

Meanwhile, we’re getting to know the Marina which will be our home for the next 20 days.  It’s exactly like the Nautica, only more so.  I miss the more relaxed atmosphere of the smaller ship, but on the Marina there is more activity, beautiful art work, and the quality of entertainment seems to be a little higher.  (I hope that goes for the lecturer as well.)  Fortunately, our cabin is mid-ships which makes it easier to get around on the bigger ship.  We offered to share a table at dinner and met a really nice couple from Michigan who are on board with a group of alumni from Purdue and Wisconsin.  Somehow we managed to stay awake to hear the Italian tenor sing at the evening program.  All-in-all, it was a good recovery day.