The week officially ended with a stop at the store for cereal. Standing in the check-out it hit me how much we all look like zombies. Everyone at the store had the same dazed, vacant, and slightly off kilter look as if we had all come back from the beach and had forgotten the marshmallows. For the first time this week, there are pockets of blue sky over Carlsbad. Not to east or over the ocean but if I look straight up, there is blue. Tonight I can even open the windows. It's a moment of respite from the nagging knowledge that the fires are still burning and any sudden change in the wind could stir things up once again. Maybe by Monday when people get to go home it will feel better. We'll find out then.
Cruising the Danube
Life on the river often means spots where I can't get a good wifi connection so I'm a bit behind on blogging. I'm going to do this one fast and then get more detailed on the last two stops. I'm sailing with AMA Waterways and the ship is the AmaVerde as seen from the dock in Vidin. Usually I share a bigger cabin with a friend but for this trip we decided to splurge and get our own cabin. Here's my little home for the week. Most of Thursday was on the ship as we sailed from Bulgaria to Serbia. This lock is the second gate of the Iron Gates. Looking over at the dam on the river. View from my cabin. The water is just below the window. There are only three decks on this ship and I'm on Level 3.
Karen,
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you and your brothers are ok. We were unscathed, as well, here in our area east of El Cajon. What a week...
Debby (Nichols)