Helen has been snoring. (Grin!)
People are more subdued now, but in this very tired state (I've only been able to get a few half-hour bits of sleep) I feel somewhat annoyed by all of these people. I'm hyper-critical because of the tiredness and stiffness & dryness. I feel surrounded by older people with a punchy, alumni-like mentality -- lots of giggling, joking about silly things, etc. I'm sure that I'll get over this stage when we get to the ship, get cleaned up and rested.
We saw Life with Mikey on the videoscreens. I slept through (tried to) Another Stakeout.
I'm really glad that I brought my slippers. Without them I'd be insane by now! (Thank you, Karen Drabenstott!)
Unfortunately, since Grandma and I are sitting in the middle two seats of a ten seat row (there are four in the middle, and three on either side of the aisles), we haven't been able to see anything since Miami. (Just light and dark.) I remember a brief glimpse of sunrise early in the morning, but nothing of the ground -- just reds and oranges and black streaks of clouds.
They're about to serve us breakfast now. I just took my first few steps up and down the aisle since I got on the plane: amazingly, I didn't feel that stiff at all. I do feel like I could stand a few more liquids (fruit?) and a good shower! We'll have to wait 'til 4pm or so to get on the ship and into our cabin & new clothes.
From the snatches of conversation I can hear, I gather that lots of these people are serious drinkers, or recovering alcoholics. After their rowdiness last night, I hope they all have terrible hangovers!