If there was a day to kick back and relax, it was this one. To begin with, the weather took a turn from mostly sunny, to mostly foggy and cooler. Once we had reached the open seas of the Pacific Ocean, the swells increased, but not so much to cause any problems.
After breakfast, we had another session with the IT tech to put our computer back to its original settings. Without getting too detailed, an attempt was made to help us send and receive emails, however, changing the entire set-up proved incapacitating. Thank goodness, he was able to retrieve files we thought were lost in the transfer. It may take all day or two days to complete, but it appears things are coming back slowly. Hopefully we do not lose the internet connection for a while, since that tends to set us back even more. But once we are back to normal, we will catch up on every day we have been behind since January 31st.
Since there were no lectures today, we spent most of the day working in the room, taking several walks, as well as taking time for lunch in the Lido. The biggest activity on the ship today had to be sales of all merchandise in every shop. Yesterday, we happened to see a man wearing a 2020 Grand World Voyage t-shirt with the ports printed on the back. These HAL t-shirts had not made it to the ship when we boarded last month, so we put our name on a list to hold two t-shirts for us. They promised to phone when they arrived. So with no phone call, we stopped by the shop and inquired about the shirts. Most all of the sizes left were small and medium, but they did have a box of the saved ones behind the counter. Low and behold, he found ours. So we did buy them on the spot, because they will not last. For the first time that we can recall, these t-shirts were priced much better than in the past. And with our 15% discount, they came to about $25. for both of them. Not bad.
During his PM talk, Captain Jonathan (thanks for the heads-up), mentioned that tomorrow will probably be foggy, as much as he hated to say the word, that is the way it is in this part of the world. Reminds us of San Francisco, where it can be foggy. But if you travel out of the city either north, south, or east, you will find sun. The same applies to the port of Valparaiso, where we normally dock. It is always cool and overcast, but the city of Santiago, east of the coast, it is mostly sunny, and at times smoggy.
Dinnertime was special tonight, because we were back to the original three of us. That is Barb and Bill and me. The fellows were attending an anniversary celebration in the Pinnacle Grill, and Susie and Woody were elsewhere for dinner. The fish of the day was swordfish, and it was really good. Both of us ordered it, although we substituted a baked potato or French fries with it. Wira, our waiter has been very good about customizing our entrees, and all of us appreciate it. Barb had the short rib entrée, which turned out more like pot roast. She should have ordered the fish. We stayed until most of the guests had left the room by 9:30pm. The singers and dancers were performing Crossroads, a show we have recently seen on the previous cruise.
Tomorrow should be interesting, and although we have made no special plans for the day, we will find something to do.
Bill & Mary Ann
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Report # 96 Day at Sea February 10, 2020 Monday Partly cloudy, foggy, and 54 degrees
