After she confirmed the dogs were okay and had their proper papers, all of the dogs exited out of the gate (the gate that I have been longing to get to the other side of for almost a week!) Before I knew it, they were out of sight.
At least Natalie was up there with me and she explained the situation. Apparently, we were now in Southampton, England, which was the first disembarkation point for the Queen Mary's eastbound transatlantic trip. All the other dogs' ultimate destinations were somewhere within the UK, which is why they got off the ship. Since we were going to Hamburg, Germany, and our ultimate destination was Geneva, Natalie told me that I would need to wait just a couple more days before I could get off the ship.
At first, I was jealous of the other animals, but as the morning wore on into the afternoon, I actually didn't mind the peace and quiet.
Natalie and April kept to their normal visiting hours and while I was enjoying some peaceful early afternoon sleep in my kennels, Natalie and April ventured on into Southampton for lunch.
(April and I contemplating life during one of the kennel visiting hours.)
The place they found for lunch was called White Star cafe. Natalie's first observation was that it looked very similar to a scene from the movie Titanic. The scene was the one where Jack was playing cards inside a bar/restaurant before sneaking onto the Titanic as a stowaway.
(April and the White Star Cafe and the front of the Cafe...doesn't it look like its from the Titanic movie?!)
On an interesting historical note, the Titanic actually embarked from Southampton and was bound for New York. The transatlantic crossing we did from NYC was pretty much the exact opposite direction of the Titanic's intended sailing. In fact, we crossed right over the top of where the ship sank.
As Natalie and April ate very, very delicious hamburgers and drank beer inside the place that looked like a scene from a movie, they discussed the history of the Titanic and how horrible it must've been for all those people. In somewhat lighter conversation, they marveled at how quaint and cute the town of Southampton was and how absolutely delectable their burgers were.
After a brief walk in Southampton, Natalie and April re-boarded the ship and came back to visit me. The late afternoon visit was fun, because we all got to watch the ship leave Southampton and head for Hamburg.
(Pretty pictures after we left the port of Southampton.)
Since Natalie and April had such a filling lunch, they took it easy for dinner and went to the buffet at the King's Court. Most of the evening was spent packing and getting ready to disembark from the ship on Saturday.
(The 'four seasons' illustrated on the walls of one of the common areas of the ship....since it was getting close to our last day, Natalie figured she better start snapping some pictures of the QM2!)
Even though I was a bit lonely up in the kennels, I was quite relaxed at this point and getting very used to my surroundings. I enjoyed a long night's sleep in preparation for our last full day on the ship!
Paws,
Sabrina
(P.S. will someone please throw me the ball?)
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