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| Relaxing on deck |
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| Scenery along the way |
We were still a little early for boarding as they board 1 hour prior to the noon departure. We parked in the shade and just waited a bit. The 5 hour trip is $5 per person. They wand you prior to paying your fee and check your bags. I had packed some snacks but had to take them and my camera back to the truck. Bill had to take his little backpack to the truck and he got snippy with them about it. I was still carrying a medium size tote with my book, hat, lotion, etc and it was way bigger than his bag and they never said a word to me. Bill complained to a guy inside that looked in charge and he apologized and said it was book bags that were not allowed. Anyway, we spent most of our time on the top deck under the awning and just watching the view and talking. Cheryl and I went down and got complimentary sodas and later the guys went and got some snacks. Well, Bill got us chicken quesadillas and John got a cheese steak sandwich and potato salad that they shared. Everyone but Bill took a turn at the slot machines but no one won. John and Cheryl broke even but I didn’t come close. We were told the ship would go out as far as Tybee Island, which meant it would pass the Coast Guard station and out RV so we’d get photos with our phones of from the ship. Didn’t happen and Bill and I were disappointed. They turned around quite a ways from there. We did get to see some dolphin which was nice. The boast is all smoking and until it leaves the dock the smoke is rather prevelent and it's not the cleanest place I've ever been. It could use soem serious refurbishing.
John and Cheryl headed back to their hotel and Bill and I for the RV. We were going to take Xena out, feed the pets, shower and meet them back at their hotel around 7 to go out to dinner and walk River Street. Their room is really nice at the Hilton DeSoto and we headed downtown to Girabaldi’s. They got the recommendation from their hotel valet. It was a decent walk and we checked out some of the squares along the way. Saw the Julliette Gordon Lowe House. At the restaurant we were seated right away. They had a nice menu of options. Bill, John and Cheryl went with traditional Italian meals but I opted for a seafood fettuccini alfredo. Bill and I shared a salad of raspberry, pine nuts, gorganzola cheese with baby greens which was very tasty. Everyone enjoyed their meal but me. When it was served it smelled like spoiled shrimp or fish. The seafood was mostly laying right top, so I first smelled then ate the mussels, shrimp and scallops. They all tasted OK but the pasta still smelled. I tried to eat a couple of bites but couldn’t. There was crab or fish flaked on the top and I thought it could be the culprit and I didn’t want to wake up in the middle of the night with food poisoning. The waiter asked if I needed a box and I said no that something was not right with it, that it smelled bad. He brought the menu back and asked if I wanted to pick something else but the others were done eating so I said so. Then he brought the dessert menu and said I could have a complimentary dessert so I had the tiramisu and it was heavenly. I wanted to lick the dish. Bill had a berry cobbler with ice cream as did John and Cheryl. Everyone else really enjoyed their meals and it is a pretty upscale restaurant and was very nice.
We walked down to River Street. Being Sunday it was a rather slow night and not so many people out. Only the eateries were open so we didn’t stop along the way, but headed back to the hotel. We sat in the lobby for a while, then Bill and I headed for home. It was after 10 when we got back and there were still people fishing on our bridge.
Bill watched his show and I read the Sunday paper. It was a nice day with our friends.
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