Can you believe another win for our Buccos and another homer for Cutch? Kuhl had an acceptable outing and the bull pen didn’t blow it.
Today is the day where I get to check off another item on the bucket list - Giverny and Monet’s Garden. We left the ship a bit earlier than anticipated to be able to beat the crowds and the oppressive heat. It’s supposed to be around 97 today. It really was a short drive to Giverny that took us through verdant land.
Just a short wait at the entrance gate for the opening time of 9:00. We headed straight to the Japanese garden with the famous bridge and water lilies. To say that it was even more beautiful than I expected would be an understatement. It was hard to believe that only 7 gardeners maintained the gardens. There were beautiful vistas of flowers at every turn. It is perfectly clear that the light here was one of the reasons that enticed Monet to buy this home.
After the Japanese gardens we headed back to the gardens in the front of the house. Then we toured Monet’s house. It would seem that he had a lovely life.
We decided to brave the heat and walk the 20 minutes to see Monet’s grave. The grave is really the resting place for many members of his family.
We returned to the ship for lunch 12:30. Today we enjoyed:
Chunky Tomato Soup with Basil Cream
Club sandwich
Baba Au Rhum
After lunch Gillaume gave a presentation on the Chateau Gaillard that we would see tomorrow. It was the counter chateau to the one we saw yesterday in that it was built by Richard the Lionheart. It is easy to forget that Richard was actually French and never spoke a word of English.
After that presentation we headed off to Vernon to visit the Notre Dame Collegiate Church. The church was built between the 13th and 16th centuries. It is typical of late Romanesque and early Gothic. On the side of the church a stone is carved that marked the high-water mark when the Seine flooded. We meandered some of the streets watching bands and singers prepare for the Music Fest - a time when amateurs take over the streets with music.
Back to the ship for a quick shower and the Inner Circle Party. The wine and champagne were flowing freely. It was a French night theme and there were lots of striped shirts, berets, and scarfs. Unfortunately, before the executive chef was to make a presentation there was a blackout. It was reported that one of the generators overheated and shut down due to the extreme heat. All was corrected quickly, but the ship’s air conditioning just couldn’t keep up.
Dinner was:
Puff pastry filled with pate, goat cheese, and leeks
Escargot Burgundy style
Cordon Bleu
Choice of a French Chocolate Layer cake or Nut ice cream with caramel.
The ship set sail during dinner and after the meal most of us headed to the sun deck to view the Chateau Gaillard.
It was a bit cooler up there and so they decided the French Night activities up to the sun deck. It really was fun watching some of the crew act very silly and some of the passengers do the same.
It really was a fun evening. We stayed up on the deck to watch the Capt. J.B.maneuver the ship through a lock.
Back to our cabin to find it only had cooled a little bit. It would probably get better through the night.
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