August 29 - Days at Sea

Today is the second of our sea days on our way to the St. Lawrence River. These have been uneventful and they seem to zip by. I’ve been trying to get up a little earlier and I have made it to breakfast for the first time in more than a week.  There have been lots of lectures and for the bridge enthusiasts they have been having bridge games.  Of course there have been lots of other games like baggo, putting, name that tune , and of course trivia.  We had the final day of trivia today and our team was the winner.  For all our hard work we got a Seabourn backpack with a Seabourn stuffed bear inside.  I have a couple of crew members in mind to give them to so they won’t be going home with me.

Last night a member of my team arranged for us all to have dinner together in the restaurant and he asked for a Chinese  meal.  You can make special orders if you give 24-hour notice.  The food was good but way too spicy for my taste.  There was something I thought was very funny that happened.  The organizer came up to me after dinner and asked for my cell number.  I thought it was so we could keep in touch which we often do with folks we meet on cruises.  He wanted my number for a different reason though.  He had googled and found a website that had the 350 most frequently asked questions (with answers) in shipboard trivia games.  He divided them into 10 groups of 35 questions and wanted to send me a text with the link to my questions.  In other words he was assigning us homework.  I just don’t take trivia seriously enough, I guess, because I thought that was  kind of ridiculous.  

At lunch yesterday a group of us including Paige and Greg from Hawaii and Ernie and Lisa from Seattle  (all regulars at the Club pre-dinner) had lunch at the Patio while one of the trio, Theo, and the singer from the band played during lunch.  We were joined by the other two members of the Trio, Chris and Melody, and John, the Cruise Director I've sailed with a lot.  We had a really nice time and laughed a lot.  I have developed a new routine I must write about. (I don't think I have already.)  After lunch I go to the Patio Bar where there is also a gelato bar and I ask Joao, the great bartender, to make me an adult milkshake.  He surprises me every day with a concoction of gelato and some spirits and they are always so good! They are never the same and I know it's decadent, but I'll only pass this way once.

The Lunch Bunch

This is Joao from Lisbon who makes the best adult milkshakes in the world.

Tonight the female officers have arranged for girls’ night. We’re meeting for cocktails in the Club followed by dinner together.  It should be fun.

We’ve been sailing in calm waters today but we’ve gone in and out of fog.  A few minutes ago we sounded the foghorn, but now the sun is out again.  At least it’s not cold or raining.

I’ve rambled on about nothing long enough for today.  Tomorrow we’ll be Saguenay, Canada and I’m doing a tour so perhaps I’ll have something more interesting to write about. Ciao for now!