February 3, 2019 – at Sea
We really needed a day at sea to rest up from the three tours we did in the last two days. We look forward to a stop in mainland Chile and then the long haul out to Easter Island. Isla de Pascua is the Spanish name to this Chilean territory if you are looking for it on a map.
Ship life has been great and we have really fallen into a routine. No meals to prepare, no dishes, no laundry, no need to leave for entertainment. If you are reading this and wondering about taking on this kind of adventure, I can offer only one piece of advice. Do it. We are amongst the healthiest and most active on the ship. We have no problem managing but then again, the older, not as healthy, don’t seem to have a problem either. They get plenty of help from those aboard the ship. Our shore excursions are much more challenging than most. Some folks do not even get off of the ship.
We slept in a bit and went up for breakfast. We read some and then headed to team trivia. We have a nice group and we enjoy talking to each other. We finished with a 6 out of 16 but felt great. The winning group only scored an 8. Questions are getting tougher each day. “What color is a tigers skin?” If you answered with a color, you would be wrong. Our cruise director, Hamish, is from Jamaica. His pronunciation of some words is interesting and makes it even more challenging. Most aboard are Americans or Canadians. There are some Brits and Aussie’s.
Lunch gets more interesting each day. I have yet to try the hamburgers and hot dogs served at the Dive In by the pool. I’ll get to that soon.
We sat outside and wondered why it was getting cooler but then realized that we are heading south. Cooler weather is in the south. We did see a pod or two of dolphins off the port side of the ship in the calm seas. When we reach our next port in Chile, we will be 2 hours ahead of Detroit time. I didn’t realize that we would be heading so Far East before we begin to circle the globe.
We started to prepare ourselves for the Big Game. We decided to watch it on the 5th floor next to the casino. The casino is small and gets very little use. People who take these kind of cruises are generally not gamblers. I have to feel sorry for the black jack dealers. They stand at their tables ready to deal but there is never anyone playing. The area with the large tvs has many oversized chairs and loveseats. There may have been 20 people watching with us.
We made it almost to halftime. Not much happening other than popcorn and peanuts. I was called in for another match of scrabble. I beat the master this time. Re-match soon.
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