Report # 104 Day at Sea February 18, 2020 Tuesday Partly sunny, showers, & 68 degrees

After five times changes with the clocks going back in about as many days, many guests are wondering why they are getting sleepy in the late afternoon.  We figured that when we left San Antonio, Chile, for instance, the time there right now is 2:30am.  Now the time here on our way to Pitcairn Island is 9:30pm.  No wonder we are having trouble staying awake through dinner.  Pretty difficult to adjust that quickly, in our opinion.  Still, we believe going ahead an hour that quickly would be worse.  And that is why we have never chosen to go on a world cruise that was going eastbound.

 

Events of the day involved the ongoing photo contest, which is once again repeating the same categories as the first segment.  We never did find out what the great prizes were for the winners.  At least you get to keep your $5 entry photo, which is reasonable for that size of a photo.

 

There was an unveiling of the Pitcairn Island t-shirts today in the Shops.  Mentioning that there was limited quantities always motivates the folks.  We do recall that the islanders will bring on plenty of souvenir t-shirts when they board the ship tomorrow.

 

The Polynesian group has continued their string of activities and talks, and are doing a fine job.  From exercise class to ukulele lessons, and a lesson on Hawaiian dancing, they have kept the guests entertained.  Who knew that the coconut bra was never worn by the Hawaiian native women?  Kainoa admitted that there were no coconuts big enough that would fit his two sisters anyway. He can be very funny. That practice was done by the Tahitians. 

 

For the first time in over three weeks, we finally made it back to the Seaview Pool for some sunshine.  It really was much warmer than the predicted 68 degrees, but there was also a nice comfortable breeze.  At least twice, we had some stray clouds drift over the ship, and we did get some sudden showers.  Using a towel, we just covered up and waited it out.  Actually it was rather refreshing.  The decks were dry within 15 minutes once the sun reappeared.  What a difference from this cruise to the Tales of the South Pacific as far as the deck space is concerned at the Seaview Pool.  Today we would estimate that about 12 people were using the lounges.  And we certainly appreciate that.  We are taking the sun slowly, however, so as not to burn.  When we reach Sydney, we intend to stock up on their excellent sunscreen, where they sell it by the quart.

 

It is nice to finally be caught up with backed up reports and photos.  The internet seems to be working, although, we don't want to jinx it.  Philip came to the aft pool briefly and we had a chat about what messed up the internet on this ship.  He said it was the provider, who has since made the adjustments to their service.  Will keep our fingers crossed……

 

Dinner was interesting this evening with a fish entrée called cobia in a banana leaf.  Bill & Heo ordered it and said it was the best.  The Hungarian goulash was chewy, but the General Tsao chicken was perfect.  Barb had ordered a small portion of the beef goulash, but did not care for it.  Instead, she had the quesadilla appetizer, which was delicious and the perfect size for her.  BY 9:30pm, the entire dining room had emptied out.  This is a sign that the folks are really tired. 

 

The show was a combo of a comedian, Scott Harris and circus acrobats of Yury and Nato, a duo from Russia, Greg said.  Woody said the acrobats had some pretty interesting and impossible moves. 

 

And the clocks went back that one more hour again.

 

Bill & Mary Ann