Day 118

at Sea

Another hot day as we travel along the coast of Africa. It was raining at breakfast and the seas are a bit rough.

The ship has a few photographers that try will take photos of folks on formal and dressy nights. I rarely see anyone posing. No one really wants to see themselves growing old. They are also out on the port capturing photos of people as they get off of the ship. These are displayed for everyone to see and if you like them they are for sale. Times have really changed since most folks carry a digital camera on their cellphone.

There is a photo contest for passengers. Best photo in a few different categories. Best animal, place, person taken during this cruise. Terri submitted her leopard photo. It looks like it came right out of an encyclopedia. The current submissions are displayed on the wall next to the photos taken by the professionals.

On our 2022 Africa trip, we had to miss Banjul, Gambia. The Captain made this decision right out of the port in Ft. Lauderdale. After looking at the tide tables he said that the tides will not support docking there. Today the captain spoke of similar issues but thinks we can make it to Banjul as long as the wind subsides. His clearance from the bottom of the ship is only 4 ft in the Banjul port.

Team trivia. How many legs does a lobster have? (10) Brontology is the study of? (Thunder) Which SE Asian country is completely landlocked? (Laos) Wing levers and screw pills are what? (Wine bottle openers) What are the three Greek Column types? (Corinthian, Doric, Ionic) What did Fonzie have a secret fear of? (Liver) What does it mean to nictate? (Blink)

Today we had to choose how will leave the ship on May 11. We are going to carry off 2 bags, send the clubs with the ship staff to be collected at the port and 4 bags to be shipped home by luggage forward. We will pick those up in the port, carry them past customs and put them on a FedEx truck. The clubs and 2 bags will go with us on the plane. A HAL shuttle bus will take us to the airport. It is so well organized and they make it so very easy.

Lightning trivia was with Victoria today. She does have an accent but not as bad as Thomas. What is the official language of Austria? (German) Who was the wife of Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten? (Nefertiti) How many bones does a shark have? (Zero, all cartilage) What does a yellow flag signal in a car race? (Caution) Where is Wembley stadium? (London, England) What boy band was Justin Timberlake a part of? (*NSYNC) The Sun is about 91% Hydrogen. What is the second most abundant gas? (Helium) How many feet is a fathom? (6ft).

We finished the day with some cards up on the Lido deck. Tomorrow will be a long day.