We are happy to report the first sightings of flying fish, an indication that the water is warming up the further southwest we travel. One thing that we don't like is seeing floating debris on the surface, much like you would expect after heavy rains have fallen somewhere. But there are no nearby islands or body of land where it can be coming from. It is possible that the currents can transport "flotsam" for thousands of miles we guess.
The Captain's talk at noon informed us that the temperature was 76 degrees and the sea state was keeping steady with a swell of around 6 feet. It has been three days at sea now, and we have adjusted to the motion. The skies were mostly cloudy and partly sunny, an improvement over the last two days. We are 1123 nautical miles from Hawaii , about halfway there. The ship's speed is an average of 16.5 knots with little wind. The Captain expects similar conditions tomorrow. He ended his talk with a comment that he just saw a small pigeon fly around the bow of the ship. No kidding. Another passenger had told us they saw an owl onboard after leaving San Francisco, which would have been very unusual. Perhaps it was the pigeon, which may have hitched a ride all the way to Hawaii. It's totally illegal for the crew to feed such a stowaway, but the bird will land by the Sea View Pool and pick up whatever crumbs that are left from passengers dining outside. We have seen some birds drinking from puddled fresh water on that same deck.
Todays newsletter contained another reminder for everyone to check their shipboard account for accuracy. It sure makes us wonder about the new system that has been launched on this cruise. Now that the accounts have to be reconciled every 30 days, we guess they are trying to keep things correct before that period ends.
The usual activities took place for a sea day. Everything "Hawaiian" happened all day, as well as various services in the Wajang Theater. Starting with Mass at 8am, the day continued with bible study, and two Rosh Hashanah services. Learning to line dance kept the folks on their toes and ready for ballroom dancing at 4pm. And don't forget trivia….always popular and held at least twice on a sea day. One of these days, we may make it to Tea Time. Today's special was cupcakes.
We went for lunch in the Lido at 2:30pm, and one of us tried a soft serve chocolate ice cream. They did have some waffle cones, but they were in pieces. I was going to pass on the dessert, when the server put two broken pieces together, and filled it with the softy. It was good, but messy and had to be eaten quickly as it melted everywhere.
We decided to go to the Pinnacle Grill for dinner since the menu was not really exciting. No problem getting reservations, we enjoyed our wedge salads and bacon. Mains were a shared ribeye steak, each half cooked to our liking. We shared one serving of French fries. For dessert, we tried the "Hawaiian" dessert o angel food cake with pineapple, cream, and coconut served in the small Mason jar like last night's panna cotta. It was quite good for a change. Now the Pinncle Grill menu has a section related to the South Pacific. There were two new appetizers and three entrees, two of which were fish and one pork dinner. We have a lot of complimentary dinners left, so we will have to try some of these new items while we are on this Legendary cruise.
The entertainer this evening in the World Stage was Felice Garcia, a singer with music from around the world. We can always tell how popular a show is when the crowd passes by our "window" table while we are eating dinner in the Pinnacle. There was quite a line of folks leaving that venue.
Bill & Mary Ann
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