Last night was quite bumpy - started not long after we sailed out of Cartagena. Some were having a bit of difficulty walking around the ship and others looked like they were just drunk as usual LOL!!!!! We sat at a table for 4 and the other couple were from Washington DC. Both lovely but she was just a bit out of sorts and turned out she left the table before main course as was feeling queasy. He was most interesting, a retired commander of submarines and later Assistant Secretary of the US Army! He had some very interesting stories to tell and was pleased to hear of our cruise 2 years ago when we went to Murmansk in Russia and saw a memorial to those Russians lost in the Bering Sea 12 years ago. He told us about the time he was in command of a Sub and when they got to the North Pole they surfaced and placed flags on the ice!
The seas are still choppy but forecast is for calmer waters tomorrow. I went to another cooking demo this morning presented by the Executive Chef, Ronald Marczak. He is from Brazil, is of Italian and German parents, has lived in Vienna and speaks 5 languages. After he made a dish called 'Moqeuca De Mariscos E Peixe' (Brazilian Fish and Seafood Stew) he told us of his other passion, music, and went across to the grand piano and played a beautiful version of 'Don't Cry for me Argentina'!
I'm all set for the nursing home as after that played bingo! Tried to play a couple of times before but not enough players! And the Casino is usually very quiet at night and especially during the day. I did, however, have 2 hours of mahjong and when the current players disembark in Miami there might be just enough Aussies and a lady from NZ to make up a table.
Dinner was nice tonight, again in Prime, the specialty restaurant, but the show was pretty terrible - an old bloke performing magic. A lot of old blokes trying to perform magic on this ship though as I see it! Like making a lemon into a gin and tonic LOL!!!!!
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