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We are traveling almost directly west to San Juan at top speed. The Atlantic continues to cooperate. Looks like rain in San Juan. I think golf is definitely out.
The gym was packed today. Folks have lot’s of lbs to lose before we get back to Ft. Lauderdale. The gym is one place where there is not a HAL employee standing there holding a plate of muffins or cookies.
Almost every day at lunch is a new “theme” at one of the stations. Today it was the “Shwarma” station. People will line up for this as they would for ice cream. Food is found everywhere. Discipline is key to stay healthy.
Team trivia. Just the two of us. The rest of the team were in the Pinnacle for some event. Which zodiac sign has the goat? (Capricorn) What is the largest fruit? (Jackfruit) Who is the fastest man in the world? (Usain Bolt) How many valves does a trumpet have? (3) What is sonography? (The study of ultra sound) What is the capital of Austria? (Vienna) What color is the 5 ball in pool? (Orange)
We went to a presentation on the top ten astronomical events in the past year. We lasted 20 mins or so. Too slow. Too much repetition. I am fascinated by this kind of presentation but I am not patient enough for the presentation. I’d rather read about it.
We met Nancy and Stan for dinner. We shared stories about the safari we each took. We both had pictures and stories to share. We also agreed that the worst stop was The Gambia. I’m sure HAL will reconsider this location.
Our dinner went long and we missed group trivia. The evening entertainment was a group called the String Fever.
2 brothers, a sister and a cousin. Three played 5 string electric violins and one played a 5 string ‘cello. The cellist played the bass parts and provided the drum set by making sounds into the microphone. They were outstanding. By far this was the best group of the trip. They did a few medleys. One was a medley of 40 different movie themes. Another on was a medley of 10 operas. Great stuff. Very accomplished players and the humor was good. They did one vocal number because it was necessary in the piece that showed off their instrument technique. Singing was a 2 but the performance by far made up for it. The tune was “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”. I gave them a 10!…