Scrabble at Sea

We usually post about the places we visit, but here's a little bit about how we spend our time on the ship. On days at sea, we often sit in the Sanctuary, or if it's too cool there, in one of the lounges (Wheelhouse is a particular favorite of mine) and play Scrabble. This time my mother and I both forgot to bring the travel Scrabble board, so we stopped at a Barnes & Noble in Fort Lauderdale to pick one up - it's an essential item for one of our trips! So far we've probably played 7 or 8 games, sometimes a couple games in a row. In our last match, my mother started her turns with a "bingo" (Scrabble jargon for using all 7 letters at once), playing "FAVORITE" off my first word for an extra 50 points. Our games are quite competitive; we used to argue about words a lot until we started bringing an iPad with a dictionary on it.

Here's a photo of my mother playing a word during one of our games in the Sanctuary, which is a very relaxing and comfortable place to play.