honfleur

embarked in dover and set sail in the evening. started with brunch at our local then a semi-frantic drive to dover. but boarding the ship was a doozy. funny how quickly we adjusted back to shipboard life. and time seemed to slow down before speeding up. after all, ten days is very long to be at sea, even with a daily dock. not to sound like an ingrate, the cruise really got me thinking about ageing and redundancy. met too many retirees stuck in their glory days, humble and not-so-humblebragging about their former lives. an american passenger tried to impress with his law firm and how he's opened X branches all over the world, including one in singers. had to stifle a guffaw because, really, it's not exactly the best reputed but he was so proud of it. emperor's new clothes?

having first visited honfleur on my grad trip, home of my trusty straw hat, it was nice to be back. didn't go on an excursion because i swear it's all a scam to con passengers with limited mobility of their mirneyy. and being able-bodied i wasn't about to spend 3h of a 4h tour on the coach. but it was nice to take a leisurely mosey through honfleur, up and down the familiar alleyways and this time i had lunch at a little cafe i passed the last time but was too full to eat at. may or may not have gotten a tummy upset after, so not sure if that's entirely a good thing!