Into the Gulf of Aden - November 4

All of my usual sea day activities so I will not bore you with listing them.

Today was a tad cooler, a little less muggy, and had more of a breeze so I was able to take my after-trivia walk around the Promenade deck.  Sunset was at 4:38 and it got dark as I was walking.  As mentioned in the letter we received, not all of the lights came on outside.  I also noticed that there were at first two and later three security officers with binoculars out on the deck as we exited the Red Sea and entered the Gulf of Aden.  The narrow divide between Yemen and Djibouti is only about 18 miles across.  (At one time there was a plan to build an 18-mile bridge to connect the two countries but nothing has been done about it for a number of years.) The covers are off of the sound machines and I am not sure if the security men were concerned about the close distance at the exit of the Red Sea or that we were entering the "High Risk" area.  It will be interesting to see how long they will continue their surveillance on the Promenade deck.

Except for Pete, we were all back at the dinner table and talked about where we had eaten the night before.  We talked until after 9 o'clock.  I went to the show afterwards.  It was a singer, Maria Campos, who sang show tunes.

Before returning to my cabin, I took a final lap around the deck.  There were two security men who were likely using night vision goggles because I could not see anything more than 6 feet from the ship.

1pm trivia - I had 9 out of 19, the winners had 16

1.  What type of acid is used in car batteries?

2.  Which part of the human body contains the most gold?

3.  What was the first James Bond book?

4.  How did Alfred Nobel make his money?

5.  Which leader lives in the Potola Palace?

1.  sulfuric

2.  toenails

3.  Casino Royale

4.  dynamite

5.  Dalai Lama

4pm trivia - I had 7 out of 18, the winners had 16

1.  Which fruit contains the most protein?

2.  Canus Lupus is the scientific name for what animal?

3.  What color are flamingoes when they are hatched?

4.  What M&M color was discontinued in 1976 and later brought back?

5.  Black Forest Cake originated in what country?

1.  guava

2.  wolf

3.  grey

4.  red

5.  Germany

Smooth sailing until next time!

Security station closest to my cabin

LRAD (Long Range Acoustic Device) 

Security Plan