at Sea
November 14, 2022
We have passed the halfway point on our trip. It has gone by very quickly but it also seems so long ago when we were in the Canary Islands.
We had breakfast with Jim and Bill. We chatted about Tanzania and our experiences. They took their wives on a few HAL tours and agreed that the bus loads of people complain and move slow. We shared ways that we thought this could be improved. Most of these people think that they are in better shape then they and just refuse to admit that there are things they can’t do anymore. The word “strenuous” on the tour seems to have little meaning. We all wished there was some way to get the more fit and active people on one bus. One idea would be to have ice cream and cookies leading the less able bodies to other busses. Just a thought.
Jim and Bill said that they are going on HAL excursions on the two days we will be in Madagascar. When planning this trip months ago, we opted for a HAL tour the second day only. Day 2 ends at 2:30 pm. There weren’t any third party excursions that met this time frame. Day 1 we arrive rather late. 11 am. It is a tender port. Tough to book a tour when the arrival time is uncertain. We did think about playing a round of golf but decided it would be to difficult to get to. We are going to wing it tomorrow. Let’s see what happens.
Back to the gym. After my workout I got on the tread mill. JAWS was playing. The effects were lame compared to today but back in 1975 the film kept most of the country out of the water. The politics in the town would still happen today. The great music kept me going at a brisk pace.
We did quite well at trivia. Richard has dropped out permanently. We all have guesses why. He knows a lot of trivia but his hearing is not up to it. We knew the most deadly creature in the world. We missed the technical name for a fingerprint. The tall young lady from Indiana who does the trivia speaks very clear and makes it fun. Two of the other hosts do not speak English as their primary language. Frustrating as there are two games being played. Deciphering what they say and then coming up with the answer.
The evening entertainment was Mentalist Michael Abrahsmson from South Africa. His show began with a video clip of him reciting the first 2000 numbers of PI in record time to make the Guinness Book of World records. Impressive but less than exciting.
Michael did some mathematical wizardry on paper in front of the audience. He also was able to get people to say which playing card he had in an envelope by asking them questions. Not a very tough thing to do as each answer leads to another question that eliminates more possible cards. Entertaining. I gave him a 6. Terri flashed me the two after she woke up.
Tomorrow is Nosy-Be Madagascar. Lots of wildlife and things to see. Economically very poor. Only two other stops have a lower GDP than this Country.…