November 25, 2022: Another Day at Sea

November 25, 2022 cjbishop@yahoo.com

It was another very quiet day at sea. As I write this a week or so later I had to review what pictures I had taken to memorialize the day. There was not much to report.

I for one, did not realize how large the African continent is. Looking at the picture below you suddenly can see it is a VERY big continent! No wonder it takes so long to traverse the west coast to Cape Town. Just think how long ancient mariners took to do the same route.

This picture shows how really large Africa is!

Our eating locations varies with our mood. We have eaten a sit down breakfast in the main dining room on a couple occasions; others time we simply grab a coffee and pastry in the coffee connection. For a change of pace we did do the morning buffet in the Veranda dining area. Lunches also get varied, sometimes eating at the pool grill for sandwiches and salads, or at the Veranda for more selections. They also serve a sit down lunch in the main dining room which we have tried, because their menu always features some of the most popular dishes served in the specialty restaurants. I particularly like the Manhattan clam chowder which has a tomato base and is loaded with clams and vegetables. Our daily choice for a location is based on our mood of the day. Surprisingly there was no left over turkey on any of the menus today. We are disappointed! (We later heard that theyd actually ran out of turkey on Thanksgiving).

The captain (shown here) and his staff show up each day to challenge to guests in a game.

Part of my stash of Reward points I have earned by entering the various competitions, including trivia.

Part of the fairly extensive library. There are multiple copies of many of the books which range from current best sellers to classics.

Aft outside deck seating for those who want to read/snooze in a quiet place.

Magician, John Lanahan, hosted a second lecture on magic, which was very well attended. Yvonne learned how to make a coin disappear!

We were each given 4 copies of our Visa needed to enter Ghana. Do not know we got 4 copies.

Surprisingly we have not attended the 4 PM tea since boarding the ship, other then me getting that scone with clotted cream once I found it was always on the menu. The rest of their offerings are more elaborate desserts and I guess we simply are not hungry when 4 PM rolls around. Of course the fact that trivia occurs at 4:30 makes us feel we do not have the time to leisurely enjoy the tea time.

The evening shows are always at 9:30 which works out to be a convenient time as we commonly head for dinner between 6:30 and 7:00. This evening the Production Staff put on one of their shows that featured the dance group.