As we are approaching Ireland and Scotland, we have seen more small ships and birds. Once again, it is somewhat cloudy and overcast, and of course, cooler as we continue to head North-Eastward to Scotland.
We went for lunch at the buffet, and walked around the atrium shops. In the afternoon, we attended a champagne art auction, where the ship’s navigation chart was auctioned off for charity for $500.
We took it easy today, mostly resting for our first port of call tomorrow in Scotland, and knowing we still have one more hour to change on the clocks tonight. We realize it will be tough getting up early for the first day in a while, we were getting used to sleeping in. The ship is scheduled to dock in Greenock, Scotland tomorrow at 7:00 am, and with the time change, it will seem like 6:00 am to us. We certainly questioned the logic of making the last time change on the night before our port call instead of the night before, but since we are not in charge, will have to accept it. It means that not only do we have to get up early, we will also lose an hour of sleep at the same time.
Later in the afternoon, in the distance, we could see a lighthouse on the western coast of Ireland. It was the first land we had seen in six days since leaving Bermuda.
We went to a casual dress night dinner and turned in early. Tomorrow will be our first port of call, Greenock, Scotland. We will be getting up early to catch our trains for the trip into Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland.