This is our third and final day at sea.  We are sailing from St. Thomas back up to the Bahamas - about 820 nautical miles.   We took advantage of the clear blue sky and ate our breakfast outside at Topsiders today.  Although buffets are always a little challenging for the gluten-free, this one has some inherent safety features.  The fruit is the first item in the buffet line, followed by the meats.  The omelets are at a separate station and do not contain any wheat ingredients.   After lunch we hustled over to the adult pool and got the last two available lounges.  (Pet peeve:  people who spread towels on the chairs then leave to go eat breakfast for two hours.)  After a few hours reading by the pool we retired back to our room with our lunch.  Alana, our stateroom host had left a birthday cake made out of towels on our bed. 

    Alas, it is my birthday.  No body parts have fallen off or broken down today, so I think I am going to make it.  Pete managed to score a repeat reservation for Palo and we invited our table mates to join us for dinner.  Being a very thoughtful husband, he also arranged for outdoor chair massages for both of us.   I also had a chance to have coffee with Executive Chef and talk about how DCL handles gluten free travelers.  In my opinion, this all adds up to a pretty good day...