Sunday, August 19, 2012Tonight's picture was taken in August of 2007. We were out to lunch together, and Mattie posed for a picture with us. However, you should note that he wasn't standing on his two feet, he was swinging in the air, holding onto our shoulders and necks. He lived up to the animal on his t-shirt, he acting like a monkey!
Fact about The Irish Sea: The Sea separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. The sea is of significant economic importance to regional trade, shipping and transport, fishing, and power generation in the form of wind power and nuclear plants. Annual traffic between Great Britain and Ireland amounts to over 12 million passengers and 17 million tons of traded goods.
Today was a day at sea, which was quite needed given the touring pace we have had all week. My mom and I went to a line dancing class (quite different from the line dancing I have done before since it was very aerobic!) this morning and then we walked close to five miles around the deck's track. To our surprise, when we finished, the cruise line was serving hot tea outside on deck, and it was a lovely chance to sit and appreciate our calm surroundings. While sitting, chatting, and drinking, I was staring out into the ocean, and low and behold we were treated to a show of dolphins. They were jumping and moving along with our ship. The dolphins had a white bib, and were much smaller in length then any dolphin I have ever seen before.
A picture of the Sea of Hebrides. Which is taking us from Glasgow up to the Orkney Islands of Scotland. 
Seagulls follow our ship in the morning and even in the evening!
We sailed passed Skye, an island of Scotland. 
It is quite a sight to be out in the middle of the water and then to suddenly see land. It makes me appreciate how explorers must have felt centuries ago. These volcanic rock formations caught our attention while sailing by, so I snapped a picture. I am signing off for today, and will share our journey to Orkney Islands with you tomorrow. 
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