Subject: Report # 72 Sailing Towards Singapore March 12, 2016 Saturday Partly cloudy & 88 degrees 19 Pictures
The heat and humidity were turned on full blast as we head in a southerly direction from Cambodia to Singapore. The forecast was 88 degrees, but with the humidity, it felt like 108 degrees. The slight breeze blowing across the decks did little to cool people off early this morning. This is normal, because we are heading back down towards the Equator once again.
It's no wonder that the passengers were spending their day inside the ship, probably attending talks. Barbara H gave all the details on Phuket, Thailand. We always catch up on her informative talks on each port, even if we have been there before. Sometimes she has new info that we have not heard before. We shall watch this talk later in hopes that our docking place will be different than planned. We are hoping for the tender port, right in a popular area with shops, swimming, and cafes. At the dock, across town, there is nothing to do.
The guest speakers continued their series……one this morning at 11am, and the other at 2pm. Revell Carr spoke about the history of Spain and the early Iberian explorers. Kate Ross lectured on the monuments of Angkor and the Khmer influence with the use of a virtual tour.
A silent auction will take place in the Atrium with the passenger's watercolor art. Select arts and crafts were also on display for the fellow guests to consider for the bidding. All proceeds will go to a suitable charity in Sri Lanka.
We spent a few hours lingering over a nice lunch with Barb in the dining room. One of us had a Cubano pulled pork sandwich (excellent), and one of us had a mini-cheeseburger. Also very good, it is more like a slider. Perfect size really. Dessert was one scoop of black cherry frozen yogurt, and one scoop of butter pecan ice cream.
Between walks and visiting with good friends, the afternoon disappeared quickly. We popped up to deck nine to watch the sunset, but it was simply OK. The sun was an orange ball once again, disappearing behind heavy dark clouds on the horizon. Even though the sun was mostly out today, Captain Mercer mentioned in his PM talk that we may get some rain tomorrow. Might feel good and clear out this smoggy air. We have begun passing some oil and gas platforms as we get nearer to Singapore, but they were hard to see due to the hazy skies.
We will be in Singapore tomorrow, but not until 6pm. At dinner tonight, we all shared our plans for tomorrow. Getting into port that late would not work out for too much exploring. We plan on buying the MRT pass, but we think the office to purchase them may be closed at that time. Going off into the connecting shopping mall would be a good option, although we expect many stores may be closed early because tomorrow is Sunday. We'll have all day to think about it.
Bill & Mary Ann
Enjoying our window garden and flower arrangements…………..
New seashell mobile
The other seashell mobile
A decent sunset at 7:16pm
