Days 31 to 38 Queen Mary 2

When: August 21 to 28

Where: Atlantic Ocean from Southampton UK to New York City

Weather: Mostly cloudy. Some fog. Then getting warmer and sunnier each day.

What: Transatlantic Oceanliner. The Queen Mary 2 is not considered a cruise ship but an oceanliner that is built specifically for the voyage between UK and USA and can handle the rough surf and weather of the Atlantic.

Who: Dan, Brent, Don, Judy (former neighbours in Vancouver)

And new friends Michelle and Gini. This was dressup night and masquerade.

Workout: smaller gym that was sometimes quite full. Many amateurs (those that only workout when on holiday, and only because if makes them feel better about eating and drinking too much - yes, I am judgemental as they’re frequently in my way!)

Walking: round and round the ship. One mile is three complete rounds.

Sunday 13.66 Monday 10.97 Tuesday 8.55 Wednesday 7

Thursday 6.39 Friday 9.51 Saturday 12.11 km

Wine: Many many bottles. Lovely wine pairing event with French wine. Also discovered an Albariño from Portugal. Delicious.

Whine: The internet, which costs each of us $20 a day, is absolute crap. Although we did find a corner on the ship where it was tolerable.

Whisky: A lovely tasting evening with new friends who are our neighbours in the restaurant. Except I drank this delicious minty green drink called Hafenschlick

Wtf: we're passing by where the Titanic lies on the ocean floor. But why are they pointing it out on the map!

Wild: The water temperature is almost always higher than the air temperature and by the time we reached New York, the water was 27c!

Also wild: It took us 20 min to leave our room, walk down the stairs, collect our luggage, get through US immigration, and we were on the street and in a cab. The immigration officer didn't ask us a single question.

Wildlife: Dolphins! Sorry, I wasn't quite fast enough for a pic. There were several whale sightings as well, but I did not see them.

Water: What else but the Atlantic Ocean. Somewhere in the distance is Newfoundland.