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Breakfast was back to normal as more fresh fruit was loaded in Honolulu. The fresh fruit is timed to last to the next pickup. Sometimes it makes it, other times they will run out. Bananas get old and blueberries disappear.
It was nice sitting outside for lunch. The balcony can get very hot in the morning on a clear day since it faces east. We sit by the pool on the Lido deck. The roof can be opened and closed. It was opened about halfway at lunch. Ocean looks calm but the swells can be felt.
We learned that the HAL excursions for all of the port changes have opened up. Many were already full or had limited space. We are planning on doing our own thing anyway. I planned on working on that after team trivia.
Team trivia was an absolute low point for this cruise. What is another name for a camel leopard? How many tablespoons in a cup? What measurement is a pinch to a chef? What does GATT stand for? (4 pts). The largest island in Japan? Encephalitis is the inflammation of which organ? What does an arctophile collect? How many verses in the Greek national anthem? How many is a giga? What is the royal family last name?
How did you do? Get the idea that this is difficult. We were down one team member as Richard left in a huff. Richard and Mary constantly argue and he got up and left. Thomas, the host, asked where Richard was. I told him we insulted him and he left. Thomas said that Richard submitted a note to HAL that he thought Thomas was the worst host ever. Kind of makes one feel less sorry for Richard.
We worked on future excursions for Male, Maldives. I think we are going to walk around the city. It is fairly large for a city I never even heard of.
Alexandria, Mahe in Seychelles Africa was next. There are about 1200 islands that make up this country. We found an island with an 18 hole golf course. I found a ferry that can take us there. It is about a 70 minute ride. We are in Mahe overnight so the plan is to travel to the island of Praslin, play a round of golf and spend the night in a hotel. We would return the next day.
The Lido and dining room were decorated for the Chinese New Year. The food represented the best of China. I was prepared to order by number but Ari only took mu order by name. Back home I always order a numbah five. Poak fwied wice. The best part of dinner was the fortune in the cookie. “It could be better but it’s good enough”.
We skipped the evening entertainment and the piano trio. Nice night to play cards. Terri up by one.
Soon we will cross the international dateline. February 12 will be skipped.…