After such a busy day in Brisbane yesterday, it was not a surprise that many of us slept later this morning. Good thing we have a few days at sea to unwind before we reach the last port in Australia, Cairns, the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and the Kuranda Mountain Ranges.
Many talks were happening today beginning with Irene and Barbara talking about the upcoming ports of Alotau, Papua New Guinea to Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The guest speaker series continued with Peter McGugan, a futurist, who spoke about what's hot, what's not, and what's next with big government and business.
There is a Celebrity guest chef onboard by the name of Terry French, who gave a presentation behind the scenes of the Extreme Chef program on the Food Network.
Lastly, guest speaker Frank Buzzard, a space shuttle chief engineer, lectured on the use of the first spaceplane that is re-usable.
We kept busy either walking and or reading at the aft pool. The weather was nearly perfect today, with a nice breeze and sun that was not too hot. With all the above activities, few folks were outside today. Too bad they missed the nice weather, because all of the above talks can be viewed on TV all day long and into the late night.
We are kind of behind with the entertainment critiquing. A young brother and sister dance team, The Kents, entertained the folks with their dance routine a few evenings ago. We heard several positive reports on their show, but more comments on the sister's costumes. More like the lack of costuming got the attention. Even the cruise director mentioned that fact on his good morning show the next morning.
A clarinetist, Daniel Mallari, wowed the folks at his performance, earning a standing ovation at the second show. That is rare to occur with the entertainers we understand. He did a tribute to Benny Goodman, so many people in the audience loved the tunes.
Tonight, the Beatles are on, except they are Australian. Who knew?
