Today, I woke up in the port of Oristan in Sardinia, Italy.
I had no plans other than to walk into Oristana and have a look around today. Unfortunately, I did not feel well at all. I was still lightheaded, dehydrated and felt a little bit dizzy. Because of that, I decided to stay on board the Costa Diadema today. This morning, I went to see a lecture on foot health and how looking after your feet helped with your general health.
The guy talked to us and made prints of our feet. From looking at the print and how my weight was spread on my feet, he was able to tell me some of my health problems that I was already aware of. He then went on to show us how our balance was affected by our posture and balance. After showing us this, he gave us a mold for our shoes and showed us how this improved our balance and posture. He explained how this would help our health, and after trying it and being blown away by how much better my balance was, another man and I immediately purchased the molds for our shoes. They were not cheap, costing €194, but if they help my balance and improve my health, I will be happy to buy them.
I rested up most of the rest of the day, reading my Kindle, sleeping, or just walking around the ship and looking out over the port. While onboard during the day, the highlights of my day were seeing lots of flying bugs outside on one of the upper decks, looking at a disused building in the port and a very dry, inedible burger at lunchtime.
This evening, I met Gail for dinner, but I was still not feeling that well and didn't eat much. I tried the Pumpkin soup and the Wild boar ravioli. The soup was fine, but the ravioli was terrible. We sat watching a large group of people who appeared to be trying to form a blockade of the port, but we never found out what they were there for. As soon as Gail had finished dinner, we walked to the Teadora lounge to meet Val. I had a couple of no-alcohol cocktails but was still feeling unwell and went back to my cabin at about 9 pm, and I was asleep very quickly.
View photos from my day onboard the Costa Diadema at Oristan.