Seven Months Seeing the World

Enjoying a sea day - November 14

A usual sea day until after crafts. During his noon update, the Captain said we had just hit the halfway point in the 21,969 miles of the cruise.

The travel agency I use, Cruise Specialists, had a cocktail party in the Crow's Nest from 4 to 5. Since it was a formal night and early diners would already be dressed up for dinner, I didn't want to go in what I had worn all day. I changed for the cocktail party (where I had two strawberry daiquiris), then changed back to do my afternoon walk. I really needed the walk after those two drinks and I needed five laps around to sober up (remember my low threshold with liquor). I then changed back into my evening clothes for the evening.

This was the first time in days that all five of us were at the table. We had a special menu (that was really good) and Captain Ane Jan Smit came and spoke for a minute or so (I think that was the third time I have seen him).

Tomorrow is Pete's birthday but they will be going to the Pinnacle Grill, so Sherry arranged for the stewards to sing "Happy Birthday" and get a birthday cake.

The show tonight was a memory expert and mentalist, Michael Abrahamson, who did amazing things. He said he was going to do a talk with ideas about how to remember things.

In the Crow's Nest there was a Casino Royale night with the Ocean Bar Band playing. I looked and left for my nightly lap around the deck.

We received a pillow gift - the plate for this cruise (each "Grand" cruise has a commemorative plate).

Madagascar tomorrow (keep your fingers crossed).

1 pm trivia - we had 13 out of 18 and the winners had 15

1. Which fruit has the highest fiber content?

2. What is the common name for a dactylgram?

3. The name of which hat comes from the Greek for "gift of God"?

4. Who is given credit for the term "nerd"?

5. What board game gets its name from the Persian for "King"?

1. raspberry

2. fingerprint

3. fedora