at Sea
December 14, 2022
Ship still rocking makes for an interesting gym day. As the ship rises the impact of the weight seems to double. Free weights are a little dangerous, machines no problem. Treadmill becomes fascinating.
We sat next to two musicians from the BB King Allstar band. I asked the trumpet player where he learned to play. “Middle school” was his response. I laughed and I said that you are obviously classically trained and he did mention school back in Dallas. He does have a music education degree. I gave them both loads of compliments and they thanked me and we left for trivia.
Our trivia group now just shows up for laughs because most of the answers we give are just gag answers as we have no knowledge of the subject.
I started to pack one bag with the things that we brought that we will no longer use. Fins, snorkel, fins, insecticide, waterproof phone cases. One of the large bags completely packed.
Last day for laundry drop off is Friday. We are trying to organize what we will be shipping home and what goes in the bags we take to the airport. Not really a big deal but we don’t want to ship something we know we will need right away when we get home. Backs may take up to 2 weeks to be shipped home.
The evening entertainment was comedian John Joseph. He really connected with the audience because he was a similar age. He talked a lot about what happens when you age. A great show. 10…