Day 34

Day 34 – Alexandria to Mykonos - Monday 18/6/12

Weather – Fine and Sunny 28C - 31C

Sunrise – 5.57am

Sunset – 8.27pm

Time difference - minus 7 hours ex Sydney. (forward an hour last night)

Throughout the day Sun Princess steered a north westerly course through the Mediterranean Sea. At about midnight tonight we will pass Astypalaia Island 7 miles portside. Astypalaia is a Greek Island with 1238 residents and is situated in the South East Aegean Sea.

Sea day today means relax day, and we did lots of that. Doc removed all the dressings from the foot this morning and prescribed sea air and sunlight for it. I was happy to oblige, so we whiled away many an hour on deck by the pool in a nice warm sun. Just the tonic. So how is that winter going back home then? :)

Our 'social' cruise continues, we have a great group of people with whom we have come to know quite well, which just adds to the enjoyment of this holiday. We had everyone at dinner tonight for the first time for quite a few days, so we enjoyed swapping tales of our port calls at Safaga, Aqaba and Alexandria.

Short report today :)

We will drop anchor a 7am tomorrow and commence tendering shortly after.

Footnote: The Captain has cancelled our stop at Mykonos due as the very strong winds, and choppy seas made it not safe enough for tendering operation which is quite understandable. Tender ports are always problematic, so it is not unexpected. On the plus side we will now be going past the Dardinelles (spelling?) in daylight hours, and he is seeking approval to berth earlier in Istanbul.