Well Joanna, just get on a plane and get here for CLEO, still time! :D :app:

Just got back from our tour to Lucca and wine tasting. Loved Lucca, it was charming we just didn't really have enough time to really explore all the little back streets and such. Stopped long enouhg for a delicious sweet pastry filled with ricotta cheese, I can still taste it. Then on to the winery up in the hills sort of, Buonamico, cute place and we had a tasting of three wines, lots of meats, parma ham, salumi, cheeses, tomatos, bread and olives, very nice. We shipped a half case home and brought two bottles of wine, one red and one white, back for our cabin. Nice relaxing ride back and the ship is pretty quiet right now, as of course many passengers went into Florence and won't be back for another three hours or so. We will just relaxe and try to sit on our verandah although its fairly windy. Really a lot of rocking and rolling last night, with thunder and lightning all night, our guide said they had a very big storm last night. Hope its a bit calmer tonight, but with the wind its hard to say.

Have met some other couples, one was on our tour yesterday and today and he chatted up Frank who was wearing his BAMA hat, and chatted with about three other couples as we were leaving observation lounge last night, so hope to see them again tonight maybe. Tomorrow is a sea morning, as we don't arrive until noon or something and I am having a massage, then we will be doing the Amalfi Coast and beautiful Positano with the Halls.

No "Captain's night" so to speak, the Captain will introduce his officers at 9:00 tonight just before the show.

Life is tough here on Mariner, but hey someone's gotta do it.

Ciao for now.