We walked a small stone pathway with hedges and flowering vines up to the church and then to the castle. We paid our 4 euros per person and entered the grounds. The castle was decorated in rather odd feminine interpretations and pictures from the 50s and 60s of old movie stars and politicians and other notables like Sophia Loren, Winston Churchill, John Wayne, Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher, etc.
The views from the castle gardens were great and worth the walk and the euros. It would be quite romantic and restful to stay here, but not in August!
Taking the tender back to the ship we hoped to check out the water sports deck. The first time in operation, the deck was quite busy, but Carolyn and I were able to go on a swimming raft trip just a few hundred yards from the boat. I was the first to dive in followed by the rest, but one of our fellow swimmers was stung by a jellyfish which sent all of us back to the zodiac and an end to our swimming.
Dinner was in the main restaurant where three of us had tournedos of beef accompanied by a delicious wine which the wine steward gave us for $22 v. $50. Then it was off to the chocolate buffet where we ate even though we weren't hungry.
We talked with Jimmy and Margo and watched Jimmy lose at the blackjack table. Then it was off to our room to watch our 3rd Nicholas Cage film, "Family Man". A fun one even though the DVD would occasionally freeze for half a minute or so. To sleep at 1:30.
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