Sunday Afternoon in the Library

I'm parked in my favorite forward facing spot here in the library, and we are just now coming into rain.  The sky has been a leaden grey all day and the wind's been brisk across the bow.   This afternoon we will see the lighthouse that marks the end of the transatlantic portion of the voyage and we enter the English Channel.    In just the few minutes it's taken me to type this the rain has picked up quite a bit.    Lunch was really good today.    I picked the Italian buffet for the first time  Lamb chops in a really nice sauce with vege stuffed tomatoes and roasted potatoes and a bit of salad--mmm!     The buffets are just inside of the promenade deck 7 ,which is one deck up from my cabin.     Never far from lunch!     There are 4 different ones to choose from:  Lotus features Asian dishes,  I've eaten there twice--nice and spicy,   the Carvery serves English style roasts and chops etc,  the Chef's Galley is sandwiches during lunch but at night is a chef's demonstration venue--reservations required,  and then there's La Piazza where I had Lambchops today   The seating areas more or less flow into each other, the best spots are in the little glassed in bays that jut out onto the prom deck.   Nice and sunny if you pick one on the starboard side ( well if you're heading east and the sun is out!).     Twice across the Atlantic they've put something special out for lunch-- a sushi buffet one day and a chocolate extravaganza another.     The Britannia Restaurant is open for lunch as well and is of course very nice,, been there thrice!    The Golden Lion Pub serves fish and chips and other pub fare for lunch as well,  I ate there yesterday-- a jazz band playing along.       There is live music at various times all over the ship.  Never a dull moment!