May 12, 2012 - at sea

May 12, 2012 - at sea

The sea days run as a routine. Breakfast, bridge lesson, trivia, lunch, play bridge, dinner, show and to bed. The only change seems to be where to eat: buffet, dinning room or Bisto.

The weather continues to be great, warm, but not hot or humid. We are getting close to the equator and you would think it should start getting warmer more humid and possibly rainy.

I think on monday we will cross the equator and there will be a ceremony for those who are called pollywogs, that is someone who has not crossed the equator by ship.

We had a good run at bridge and when we returned to the cabin there was a note that the purser's office would like to see us. I'm sure it has to do with the flood in our cabin. They offered to give us a credit on our bill and I accepted their apologies for the problems. We were inconvenienced for one night and the ship made everything right so I felt they did the right thing.

We came in last in bridge, we don't understand because we felt we played well. I guess we need to be more aggressive in our play.

We had dinner in the Bisto and I wasn't impressed. I had a steak which was cooked right but didn't have much taste. We have noticed that they don't season the dishes very much. It is only one meal.

Tonight's entertainment is Brandi Chapman, a vocalist from the USA who we really enjoyed. She mentioned that she had worked with Roy Clark in Branson, Mo., and opened for many of the acts.

We received a notice about the high crime areas in our next four African ports. We also heard that there is pirate activity along the coast in this area, something new to worry about.

Tomorrow is mother's day and there is a special brunch in the dinning room.


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Hal