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"As I woke up this morning, and I opened my eyes,
I am very grateful to see another sunrise”
― Charmaine J Forde

Wednesday we headed out onto our next adventure: a Bermuda cruise for ten days.

Corb and I have never been to Bermuda. I have been once, when Josie and I first were married. She caught a bad flu the day of the wedding and spent most of the trip sick as a dog, which wasn't much fun, so I don't have huge fond memories of my time spent there. I don't know if we explored the island much of pretty much stayed in the hotel. I think the latter.

Our first travel day we made our way to Baltimore, which is where the cruise (Vision of the Seas) set out from. We had a lovely dinner with a great drink called a sea pearl, oysters and crab cakes, as well as Baked Alaska for dessert at the Oceanaire, but overall, Baltimore felt a bit unsafe...there were a lot of warnings about not wandering around too much and bad neighborhoods. Funny we should be more cautious in the States than we have been in some Caribbean islands.

Thursday we headed off, and Friday was a cruise day, so not many photos to share just yet. Yesterday was terribly relaxing, but last night I had a bit of a dizzy spell, which was my own doing, really: I was taking my meds at 730 and had taken a gummy before and had tried downing my Proseco quickly right after taking the pills to make room for my coffee and...well, it wasn't a smart idea.

I have had this feeling once before, when I was starting cardio rehab and pushed myself too quickly early in the morning without eating. My blood pressure went down too quickly and I blacked out. I didn't black out this time, but I did get up quickly from the meal to head back to the cabin. I felt much better after about an hour and actually did two laps around the ship, so I know this was a chemically induced reaction.

No pain, nothing like that. Checked my vitals and they were all good.

Corb thinks I had a panic attack when I started feeling dizzy and I think there's something to it. Nevertheless, the whole thing makes me queasy thinking about, and we took the rest of the evening to relax. I spent the rest of the evening reading a book. Quick read, really: Blink, the Power of Thinking without Thinking, by Malcolm Gladwell. All about micro-slices, making decisions after a few seconds and listening without prejudice.

I think I was testing my limits a bit too much. Let that be a lesson! Life should be limitless, but having a bit too much fun isn't fun, as Blondie once sang.

We are now arriving in Bermuda and I am looking forward to what it has to offer.

Today is another day and I intend to enjoy it thoroughly. But perhaps no rock climbing in the immediate future.