at Sea
November 4, 2022
Today we continued on our way through the Red Sea and I could see some land as we passed through the strait that separates Jabouti from Yemen. Upper 80s and very humid. The Sea is relatively calm. I did hear about some excitement that happened early in the morning as two small watercraft were near the ship and security watched them carefully and were ready to react. Captain Smit said nothing about this at his noon announcement.
I attended an informational talk about our next stop Dar Es Salaam. Not a typical tourist stop and the guides may or may not be language proficient and knowledgeable about the area. They do accept USD and Euros but small denominations are needed.
Average day with team trivia. What part of the body has the most gold. It’s not teeth. What musical is “We’re in the money” from. I have conducted the musical twice but had no answer. Shame. I should have been paying more attention. I did know what kind of acid is found in an automobile battery.
We had dinner next to a mother traveling with her son. They were from Florida and Terri asked what they thought of their governor. We are huge fans. I had already sized them up as Libs and wanted no part of the conversation. Mom didn’t like him because he is taking women backwards. How? Abortion was her only answer. Son said he doesn’t like immigrants. He mentioned the statue of liberty and the welcoming message. No response on legal immigration. New friends made.
The evening entertainment was vocalist Maria Campos. She sang songs from musicals that made it from stage to screen. We sat next to Jose and during the first number I already knew Jose was on his way out. Terri kept flashing 2 fingers. I gave her a one and Terri came back with a zero. Our dissatisfaction with her performance had nothing to do with her ability to sing. She can sing very well. The music was canned and I can’t even rate the band. The songs she sang would be fine during a musical as the words provide the storyline. When you hear one of these tunes outside of the musical, especially one you haven’t seen, the words become rather meaningless. Fans of musicals probably gave her a ten. We left to play some cards.…