at Sea
To day we passed the city of Macapa at about 11 am. This signaled our leaving of the Amazon river and back into the Atlantic Ocean. The river is so wide at this point it is not possible to see land on either side. The silty Amazon river water was still mixing with ocean water here and patches of brown water were intermixed with patches of blue. The ship was beginning to rock here again as the swells of the Atlantic picked up.
We spent a few hours in the gym this morning. I am doing exercises for my back only along with weightlifting and some running on the treadmill. Terri likes to do her power walking out on the Promenade deck.
Two games of team trivia today. Not a winning score but a high one. Saltiest Sea? Of course we said the Dead Sea. Our host Thomas said it is the Red Sea and his answers cannot be argued with. The most abundant element in sea water? Inert gasses? It was a challenging few games.
We made plans to golf in Aruba today. We have been to Aruba before and we think this is the best option for us. Grenada is our next stop on January 20. Aruba follows. No golfing for us in Grenada. Maybe a distillery visit.
The improvement in the internet changes a lot for us. We can make wifi calls without issue. Facetime audio call were possible before but that was for family use. Now it is possible to call a business from the ship using wifi calling.
The evening entertainment was Santiago Michel who has the title of mentalist. He was able to do several feats of mind reading. An entertaining show.…