A Marvelously Mundane Day - November 21
After yesterday's excitement, an ordinary, humdrum day was just what I needed. I went to Sit and Stitch, lunch, worked on my socks while I waited for Crafts (no 1 pm trivia today), made earrings, went to 4pm trivia, walked four laps around the deck, went to 7 pm trivia, had dinner, went to the show, and did one more lap around the deck.
We were very late leaving Durban (all aboard was 10:30 and we didn't leave until almost 2am) because the bunkering process was very slow. During his noon update, the Captain also explained the helicopter I saw above the ship yesterday. Instead of jumping on to the ship from a boat as is normal, in Durban the pilot is lowered from a helicopter (and picked up the same way).
The scuttlebutt onboard is that at least two other people had incidences in Durban and one was threatened with a knife. As gossip goes, I am not sure what is true and what might have been embellished, misunderstood, or just plain made up. I did go to Guest Services to report what happened to me for future reference (the 2023 GWV docks here in March).
Tonight was a dressy night with a special menu. It appears those who do not want to do dressy, don't eat in the dining room. People at the show were wearing a variety of different styles.
The entertainer tonight was an electric violinist, Caitlin Deville, who played African songs and was good. This was her first time performing on a cruise ship.
4pm trivia - Lightning Trivia - I had 20 out of 30 and the winning team had 24.
1. What does VHS stand for?
2. What is a group of rattlesnakes called?
3. Which artist said, "We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents"?
4. Which came first - chess or checkers?
5. The Dead Sea is between which two countries?
1. Video Host System
2. rumba
3. Bob Ross
4. checkers
5. Jordan and Israel
7pm trivia - I had 8 out of 18 and the winning team had 12
1. What is the most popular cat name in the U.S., Canada, and Australia?
2. Who is considered the Queen of Pop?
3. What was Blackbeard's real name (first and last)?
4. How many tusks does a warthog have?
5. Which Caribbean island has the rarest species of rattlesnake?
1. Kitty (not real original)
2. Madonna
3. Edward Teach
4. 4
5. Aruba
Smooth sailing until next time!
Gosh, Kathi. So sorry you were a victim of robbery. Glad it wasn't worse, but so scary nonetheless!
ReplyDeleteWhen you make jewelry like this, how do you open and close the jump rings (the tiny circles that connect the pieces)? Does the instructor supply jewelry/needle nose pliers or do you just use your fingers?
ReplyDeleteNancy provides tools for everyone to use for the duration of the cruise.
DeletePretty soon the cauliflower steak will have a surcharge, lol, yesterday a head was $5.99 at my local grocery. Enjoying your posts and thankful that you only lost your earrings in the robbery but it still must be traumatizing, my heart dropped just reading about it. Please remain safe as possible but still enjoy your many upcoming days ashore.
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