One last sea day - November 9

Although I had my typical morning (Sit and Stitch and lunch), the afternoon was very different.

Trivia was back to 1pm.  Four of my teammates were doing something else, so the two of us left were invited to play with the team that sits next to us.  Although billed as "General Knowledge" it was actually about Tanzania (where we arrive tomorrow).  Luckily, the others knew some of the answers because I only knew about two answers.

After dropping my things in my cabin, it was time to go to a wine tasting.  I received the notice yesterday about this which is a benefit for four- and five-star Mariners.  As some of you know, I am a cheap drunk.  After drinking two of the glasses and a half of each of the other two, I was loopy (even eating the cheese and crackers provided).  Since I was not going to be able to do my normal four laps of the deck at 5pm, this was a good time to do it and it would also sober me up. (It worked!)

There were many people out on the deck because today was our mandatory Safety Drill (have to have one every 30 days).  This is so much easier than before because you only have to go out on deck 3 (anytime between 3:15 and 5:15), have your keycard scanned, and watch a short video on the cabin TV.

Then it was time to get ready for dinner.  The travel agency I use, Cruise Specialists, always has a dinner in the Italian restaurant, Canaletto, for their customers on Grand cruises.  So, tonight I ate at 5pm rather than my usual 7:30.  I ate with Judy (Lee) and her husband, Rich, and it was quite good.

I was finished in enough time to go to 7pm trivia (there was no 4pm one today).  There were five of us playing and we sat and talked afterwards and I found out that the two couples on the team will be on the 2024 GWV.

One more lap around the deck and then it was time to work on the blog.

Dar es-Salaam tomorrow.  I do not have an excursion but will take the shuttle into town and walk around.

1pm trivia - We had 13 out of 17 and the winners had 15.

1.  Multiple choice - Lake Tanganyika is the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd largest lake in Africa.

2.  Multiple choice - How old is the oldest baobab tree?  600 years, 6000 years, or 60,000 years?

3.  What does Dar es-Salaam mean?

4.  What is the main language of Tanzania?

5.  What is the capital of Zanzibar?

1. 2nd

2.  6000

3.  Abode of peace

4.  Swahili

5.  Zanzibar City

7pm trivia - we had 13 out of 18 correct, 4 teams tied with 16

1.  What is the world's most popular ice cream flavor?

2.  Which sport uses the lightest weight ball?

3.  What movie was Robin Williams' first animated film?

4.  What is the capital of New Zealand?

5.  As of 2019, who has won the most Olympic medals?

1.  vanilla

2.  table tennis

3.  Fern Gully

4.  Wellington

5.  Michael Phelps

Smooth sailing until next time!

the wines we tasted

there were about 30 people taking part and each had the above

the special menu in Canaletto for Cruise Specialists

the veal

delicious gelato

we were given this poppy and quote (from a poem by Laurence Binyon) for Veterans/Remembrance Day on November 11