Our last crossing day before we reach Brazil dawned just
like the previous ones. After
breakfast Al checked his e-mails and I worked on the blog. Then it was Trivia time. We’re doing very badly this time. Oh, well! That’s the way it goes.
After trivia I was invited to a Ladies’ Lunch by two of my
teammates. It’s a tradition they
have for Fridays at sea. We had
three other British ladies join us in the dining room while the men went up to
the Colonnade. It was a nice
time. We did a lot of gossiping
and had a lot of wine. After lunch
we went up to the main pool where the guys had adjourned and seemed to be
having a good time so we ladies left them alone and went to the bar for a nice
frosty boat drink.
There were a lot of birds flying around. Someone said they were
albatrosses. Someone else thought
they were frigate birds. We’ve
been sailing through large schools of flying fish and we’ve seen sea birds fly
along the surface and just scoop them up as the fish skim along.
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| Two of the birds soaring over the ship |
The shipbuilding competition was next up. There were only a few entries but they
all sailed across the pool. The
winner was built by the Australian who helped us figure out how to use our
binoculars to view the eclipse. After
the competition we talked with him for awhile. We’re having a sailaway party tomorrow and we’ve invited him
and his wife to come.
After cleaning up we went and met our friends in the
Observation Bar. When it was
dinner time we all adjourned to the main dining room where we had another nice
dinner. Our tablemates have
cruised on Seabourn many times so all the staff know them. They took extra special care of
us. That is something I must say
about this ship and crew, though.
They are simply wonderful about knowing your name and are universally
cheerful and eager to accommodate your wishes.
Well, we didn’t accomplish anything significant but the day
seemed busy. Tomorrow we’ll make
our first stop in Recife, Brazil.
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