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We did breakfast and the usual abdominal class at 7:30 am. Some interesting exercises but there is a lot of moaning and grunting from the group. Many if not most can’t do the exercises correctly. Maybe they should do a a fewer number of reps. There is no pressure from anyone to do anything but I think they feel doing the same number of reps as the instructor is the most important thing. I think the form is the important thing.
I sent a note to a golf course in Cape Verde and we were able to book a tee time for 8:30 am. We arrive at 7am and leave at 2:30 pm. Strange schedule but we probably have to get the ship out of port for another ship.
The Captain is heading toward “Null Island” which is not an island but a location in the sea. It is at 0 degree longitude and 0 degree latitude. Exciting stuff.
We are passing many unfriendly countries on the way to Ghana. These countries are missing the opportunity to host a group of people that are more than willing to buy locally made junk.
Group trivia. Which tiny European nation is known as the sunny place for shady people? Which Aussie made it to the finals in Wimbledon Singles finals two times, twenty years apart? What is the C word in military speak for a prematurely cancelled flight? Which city offers 24 hour weddings? What was advertised as the cosmic candy car bar ? Which celestial body appeared as a good luck charm for William the Conqueror?
Dinner was to be a taste of Paris. I thought maybe a croissant would be a starter. No such luck. The menu was good but didn’t remind me of Paris. The piano trio played and that made it nice. It would be nice if they played in the dining room every night.
After dinner lightning trivia was al about mixed drinks. A few of the drinks we have never heard of. The questions were along the lines of the main ingredient. What is the main ingredient of a Tom Collin’s? A Margarita? What is the main drink of Jamaica? We did quite well. I think one group got a perfect score.
We finished the evening with some cards on the back of the Lido deck. It is getting a lot warmer as we head closer to the equator.