March 26, 2019 – at Sea
Another day at sea to prepare for our next stop. The days at port can be exhausting with all of the things to think about. Language, currency, transportation, safety. The excursions offered by HAL are popular because this is all taken care of. Planning to do things on your own takes a lot of preparation.
Sri Lanka is our next stop and it is a country I knew nothing about. Yes, it’s close to India. Is it part of India? No. Anyone live there? Yes, 21 million. Colombo is our port and it is the capital. 6 million live there. Biggest export? Ceylon Tea. We are taking a class on the island to learn how to cook traditional Sri Lancan food. What is that? No idea.
With more than 60 days at sea we are getting a little irritated with some of the other passengers, especially at the gym. Treadmills are a priority. They are full of people walking slower than I walk off of the treadmill. Why don’t you take your act outside on the lower promenade and give a runner a chance to workout? No running is allowed on the lower promenade. Of course there is always the guy that takes a treadmill to do a 6 minute run. Why bother?, I ask myself. I’m surprised that some aren’t on the treadmill with one hand holding the side rail and the other holding a muffin.
Another thing is the rudeness of some of the passengers at dinner or out on the ship. Is it that they can’t hear (a good guess) or that they need to announce that they have been on this cruise 12 TIMES BEFORE AND THIS CRUISE ISN’T AS GOOD AS IT WAS BEFORE. You may know some folks like this.
Team trivia was an all time best today. We are getting so smart. Must be the constant studying out on the deck.
The evening entertainment was a split show with comedian Glenn Hirsch and vocalist Sharon Calabro. Glenn didn’t appear very comfortable at first but then seem to ease up. He made a lot of fun of the ship and the non-stop eating. “You all look….full”, he said. He then talked about all the activities on “at sea” days. “I looked at the program and saw that some of the actives take 90 minutes. Who has that kind of time between meals?” He did a 25 set and it was good. Sharon did a Karen Carpenter tribute show a few nights back that we missed. Tonight she did hits from the 60s and 70s. Tunes I haven’t heard in years. “What Do You Get When You Fall in Love?….” These covers were not a 10. Maybe a 7. She did a medley of Cher tunes. Gutsy. With some coaching she could probably pull it off. She finished her set with a Carpenters tune. This was nice. I bet her Karen Carpenter Act was great. She has a nice voice and good range.
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