at Sea
November 9, 2022
Last day at sea before our four day stop in Tanzania.
We attended a meeting for those who are going on the overnight to Victoria Falls and the Chobe Game Lodge for a safari. This is a 5 day, 4 night excursion off of the ship. It was a very informative session that included things like malaria protection, insect repellent, visas, passports, etc. We start in Maputo and take a flight to Johannesburg. We stay at the 54 on Bath Hotel in Soweto. The next day we fly to Victoria Falls where we stay at the Victoria Falls Hotel. The next day we go to the Chobe Game Lodge where we spend the next 2 nights. 2 flights to Capetown where we meet the ship. We begin this excursion on November 19.
Another wine tasting today. I like to do wine tastings but find the other folks there to be a bit pretentious. If you like a wine, great. Does anyone really care if you notice a hint of carob or the color happens to be bright? What happened to less filling, tastes great? The sommelier, Rod, is very knowledgeable and does a great presentation. We tasted 4 “old world” wines. They would have gone well with a side of aspirin. I didn’t have a favorite this time. Terri liked the Merlot from Romania. Papa Ruda. 100% Merlot.
The cheese and grape plate went down rather easily.
We had dinner with Jim, Lois, Bill and Nancy again. We had planned this Monday to celebrate the midterm election. I didn’t bring the fireworks I had planned on bringing.
The evening entertainment was Paul Stepien. We saw him a few nights ago and this was supposedly a new show. Many of these entertainers only have one show to present and Paul was no exception. He relied on many things he had already done. We were disappointed.
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