With no shark attack nightmares, the best sleep I have had in months, right through to 7am. The cough seemed to have taken hold as soon as I woke, so all is not yet back to normal.
The usual morning routine other than coffee had to be on deck 7. No favourite waiter or waitress, so two clips on the coffee card, which seems to have lasted very well.
Ukulele class was scheduled later than normal so too late for trivia. The group have been so impressed with Alex that we have had a whip round so that Alex can get his own ukulele. He hadn’t even played one before this voyage so he has done really well, though I believe he does have some musical experience. Probably almost everyone’s favourite Entertainment staffer.
We had been pre-warned, so we were all at dinner on time for another table special, lamb curry. Too much this time and also a bit spicier than before – though still not potent enough for Mike. I didn’t make the same mistake as last time and over-eat.
A quick call into the Vista for the end of the ‘Movie Themes’ trivia, joining Errol and Theresa from Essex and Darryl and Sue of course. We didn’t win that one either.
The late show in the theatre was guitarist Bob Howe. I thoroughly enjoyed it as it was very much my sort of music. He was playing and promoting an Australian custom built Thompson guitar. The others weren’t exactly excited by the show, which is fair enough, but enjoyable enough.
We had to put up with Deck 7 for the late night hot chocolate, as deck 5 were all cleaned up. However, we have become aware of a younger female passenger stalking the wait staff! Embarassing. As if the wait staff didn’t have enough to put up with old RB’s, without unwanted attention from the younger generation.
August 21st – Thursday
Very much as yesterday other than not quite as a good a sleep.
After the deck 5 coffee, we took the plunge into the Oasis pool at the rear of the ship. With D & S, we had the pool to ourselves. Lovely warm water so we made the most of it.
A bit of computer updating and then Paula went to a movie with Sue and after a light lunch with Mal & Megan, a casual lap of deck 7, I eventually found my way to Jammers. The Ukulele class had been shifted - but I hadn’t noticed the change in the Patter.
We headed for the Wheelhouse bar before dinner for a dance, but it was a bit crowded.
Just four of us for dinner and an excellent pate, followed by my favourite – French onion soup. Delicious.
Paula and I went to the Vista lounge for a ‘Flags’ trivia and we managed 15/25 – but the winners got 20.
We shifted to the end of the row for comedian (sic) Glynn Nickolas. We had heard that several people walked out the night before and reviews were mixed, ranging from crude, to slow, to not funny.
He wasn’t crude – he was definitely slow. Apart from one skit (that went on too long anyway) using three members of the audience for an imaginary flying flea act, an abysmal performance. We had more laughs from Alex and Kim doing the flags trivia. A 3/10 and I think I may be being generous. Loads of people walked out again but we hung on. We are just too polite sometimes.
Fortunately, we got to the deck 5 Patisserie (though no pastries at that time of night) before they’d shut up shop.
Last port for us tomorrow. Pago Pago in American Samoa. No plans as it is a tiny place and the ship docks in town. It will probably be our last warm day for a while too, as we then head straight for NZ, towards the end of their winter. We have already thrown one or two items into the suitcases as they are returned from the laundry.
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