May 3rd

Third Sea Day,

This has been another wonderful lazy crazy day. I am making the most of these days because I will be so busy when we get home that I will be wishing I had a few hours to do nothing.

We woke around seven and went to breakfast in the dining room. We were at a table for ten which is too many. One lady at the table is on her 91^st cruise. Her name is Carolyn, I hope that is a sign of things to come.

One couple was from Vancouver Island and the rest of the people were from Florida and Arizona. Our evening assistant waiter was one of our breakfast waiters. I had a wonderful fruit plate and some oatmeal, and of course lots of coffee.

Then I went to the library and answered the questions of the day. This time I answered in the name John. Using Ken’s legal name was a way of having a different name announced should the entry be drawn.

For several cruises now I have notices that they have a Sudoku challenge on most sea days. I have been doing these puzzles for a few years now and I figure I am pretty good at it. I decided to check this out. It was taking place in Crooners and there were about 20 people gathered to play.

Well did I get my comeuppance….. These people finished a puzzle rated as hard in less than ten minutes. I had not finished one number or one square when all three prizes were given to declared winners. WOW they were fast. I guess I have to keep practicing if I want to play with the smart people.

I returned here and got some sun. Then we ordered room service. We decided to share a club house sandwich. We also had iced tea.

It seems as if they have been doing a lot of maintenance this trip. Two days ago someone appeared to change the battery in the emergency lighting system. The next day 2 workers appeared to change the lights over this desk. I think it was changed to LED

Then this morning someone appeared to tighten a hinge on the cupboard door. He had just left when there was a knock on the door and a workman appeared wanting to change a florescence light tube.

I was unaware of any of these problems. But I guess our room steward Randell was aware of them. He really is a great steward.

Before dinner we were invited to have a bit of a happy hour at Fred and Mary’s. That was lots of fun and as usual Fred had us thinking.

At dinner tonight I had a couple of different things including a cold sour cherry soup which tasted a lot like yogurt and a pork dish from Puerto Rico. Fred and Caesar had a great time changing roles. We all had a good laugh.

After dinner we stopped and enjoyed the music of The Charade Quartet. They are very good and they do draw a crowd. I also stopped in the boutique and bought a bottle of OPI nail polish.

The show in the Princess theatre was vocals by Claude-Eric. He was a singer from Montreal. He performed a variety of styles including The Commodores and Josh Brogan. I can’t say that I was impressed by his vocals and I hated his stage presence. He pranced around and the thought that came to mind was a POPPINJAY.

That being said Ken kind of liked him.

We finished our evening with a special coffee.

Tomorrow is another Sea Day and our special DAY