Subject: Report # 110 Sailing Towards Cadiz, Spain April 19, 2016 Tuesday Partly cloudy & 68 degrees
First things first…….we want to wish our son a very Happy Birthday today. Yep, one day after his dad's birthday….always a double celebration when we are home. Anyway, Bill, we hope you have a great day.
So nice to have a day at sea, even though it was cooler than we would have liked. After we left the port of Barcelona, we encountered some rough seas and following winds. Nothing that we really noticed last night, but quite visible today.
When we walked this morning on the promenade deck, it was obvious that very few people were going to be outside today. One side had four people and the other had none. It would remain like that all day.
Things happening onboard included a Queens Lounge Q and A with Captain Mercer, the Staff Captain, Chief Engineer, and Safety and Environmental Officer. We had hoped this talk would have been re-broadcast later on TV, but we never found it. Instead there was a continuous rerun of the videos taken from the start of this cruise.
Barbara H gave a lecture all about Cadiz, our port for tomorrow. A new guest speaker, Ann Schwartz, spoke all about artists Picasso, Miro, and Dali. Wonder if this speaker is the start of rousing some interest in the art auctions we know are coming soon?
Lunchtime found us in the dining room with Barb and Maureen, where we all had the regular and mini-hamburgers with guacamole and bacon. These are the best burgers on the ship in our opinion. And a much better place to enjoy them. We all had the no sugar added strawberry shortcake, which was very good.
A movie that we have been wanting to see showed up on TV today. It was American Sniper, and a very powerful movie. The book is twice as good, as one of us is reading it right now. Some things you cannot put on the screen. It still was a good film.
Dinner was fun, since we all celebrated Bill's birthday with a pineapple upside down cake with vanilla ice cream for dessert. There are no candles used anymore, but the waiters like to gather and sing the birthday song. Thought we had escaped the honor, but they caught up with us tonight anyway. Bet Barb had something to do with that.
The entertainment this evening was described as a flamenco show. No other explanation or introduction. Maybe there was a madness to their method, because there was a Club 21 Casino Night from 9 to 10pm, promising a night of fun gaming, prize giveaways, drink specials, and more. Bet that attracts a few people. But not us.
Ready for another fun day in Cadiz tomorrow. Sure hope it doesn't rain, like we heard it might.
Bill & Mary Ann
