January 30, 2019 – at Sea
We have crossed the equator and are enjoying Summer. I am amazed how calm the waters are and how nice the sun feels. The dome is open above the swimming pool all day long now. This area can get quite warm as it is protected from the ocean breeze. The humidity is very high. We have decided that the lounge chairs outside our room is the place to be. Not too warm. I know it is -13 back home. Not sure if I have ever experienced that temp.
I brought lots of books. I am in the middle of “Lies My Teacher Told Me”. Very interesting read. The focus is on how American History is taught using textbooks that have misleading and inaccurate information.
I’m not sure I want to relive it but “The Worst President in History” is up next. It will make me both angry and happy that it is over. I do have all of the Mark Levin books on my Sony Reader and I will get to those.
Communicating back home is easier than I imagined. We switched cellular carriers last year. I was a lifelong AT&T user and Terri had Verizon. T-Mobile offered 2 lines, unlimited data, and free calling in Canada and Mexico. It also offers unlimited data and free texting in every country save one on this trip. Service has only been 3G on the trip so far but it is still nice to have. This offer was for folks over 55 and is the same cost as we each paid separately. T-Mobile will roam on other cellular networks to pick up the best signal. It does this automatically.
We will dock in Salaverry, Peru tonight. We have a tour to do tomorrow and are looking forward to it.
We had lunch with a couple from Australia. They flew all the way to Ft. Lauderdale from Sydney to do this cruise. One of our stops is in Sydney. I’m not sure how I would feel about that.
We improved our score on team trivia. The winner had 9 correct out of 16 and we had 7. The engineer next to me was busy calculating how long it took the Sun’s rays to reach earth. He was correct. 8 minutes.
We did the golf challenge today. I am a fan of Putt Putt but not a fan of actually golfing on a real course. I expected the huge clown head or Ferris wheel to putt around. It was just a wrinkled up piece of green felt. 2 holes. The winner got a hole in one on each hole. Terri 2 putted each hole.
We did listen to the Station Band in the Crow’s Nest before calling it a night. Great 3 part harmonies. They need better chops on their instruments to match.…