We went to a talk on Dutch Master Gardens last night and walked in with an elderly lady from Naples, Fla. She, other members of her garden club and other friends are on this cruise, about 10 of them. She is an orchid afficianado and proudly reported that she has had an orchid named after herself! Her name is Lauren, don’t know what her orchid’s full name is — will have to ask her; stupidly forgot to. So if you go to Naples, or an orchid store, look up Lauren!
How nice to wake up to the sea passing by! It’s still a gray day, but clearing a little, chilly, but we’re moving through water, which I love. We’ll tell you about sea barriers and medieval towns later this evening. We still haven’t figured out how to upload pictures to this blog. Surely there must be someone on this ship who can tell us, que no? Have a great day, boys and girls! Flushingly yours, l&g
Actually, sometime later, the Orchid Lady corrected me: her name is Lorna. Towards end of cruise, met another Orchid afficionado, from Tampa. She has an orchid named after her, too! Her father was a Very Big in the Orchid World, think she might be, too.
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