at Sea
Roughest water we have had in a while. At some times the ship seems to be suspended in mid-air and then it crashes down into a trough.
The gym was tough. Bench press was very difficult. When the ship is coming up from a trough the barbell weight seems to double. I’m glad I set the safety pins.
We followed our usual morning routine and did afternoon trivia.
Who was Tess Truheart the girlfriend of in this comic strip? What were the first names of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde? What is the width of a balance beam in the olympics? What was the name of Edgar Bergman’s female dummy? Who played Arnold Ziffle on Green Acres comedy series? Which USA state still has wild Panthers?
We chose to do something a little different in the afternoon. We watched a movie on the main stage. “The Bee Keeper”. We have seen this before but was worth watching again. An elderly woman gets scammed on the internet by a group that operates a huge network. The bee keeper ( a retired government operative) chases the scam network all the way up to the President of the USA.
The ship continually crashed and would could feel and hear it as the stage is at the front of the ship.
We had dinner on the Lido instead of the dining room. Still good food but a very casual atmosphere. We did lightning trivia after dinner. The theme was 1980s TV Shows. None of us watched much television during the 1980s and it was tough. Which television series took place in a bar in Boston? What was the name of Frasier’s dog in Cheers? (it is not Eddy). What position in baseball did Sam Malone play? Thomas played the theme song to “Saved by the Bell”. This was on Nickelodeon. I knew the tune but couldn’t come up with the name. We had more blank answers than ever on this trivia sheet but were right there with all of the other teams. 9 out of 30.
The evening entertainment was a second set by Chris Bannister. He covered more than John Denver this time. It was very good. His acoustic guitar playing is great. His voice is very good. He covered some tunes that he probably should have avoided. Scarborough Affair is tough to cover and make it your own. I gave him a 9 this evening. Terri had a nap.…