January 22, 2016
The show tonight starred the singers and dancers of the Carnival Pride in a 45 minute, not stop, jumping and thumping musical. They did Elton John, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Denver, Don McClain, and bunches of others whose names we have forgotten. It was high energy, on key, and well done.
After the show, we came back to the room, and I went to the Butterfly Lounge to get a couple glasses of ice for the last of our Mountain Dew and Diet Ginger Ale. The doors of the lounge were closed because they were doing an adult show. Every comedy show on board has a rating so you know what you are going to get – Family, PG, and Adult. The performer was in the last 3 minutes of his act, screaming like a T-Rex in his death throws, using more bad language than I’ve heard since the time Punchy Parker lost the beer chugging contest at a Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity party to a high school student. And folks were thinking it was funny. Or maybe if you are at a performance like that you just laugh so every one things you’re hip. I am not.
Today was my 4th talk, this one on Food. Specifically “History: It’s What’s For Dinner.” How food has changed our world – caused wars, brought about peace, and sent explorers boldly going where no one had gone before. The two crowds today were my largest and most enthusiastic. Maybe it was because the ship had a midnight buffet just hours before these talks.
Katie, the assistant cruise director, told me today that they were able to work our three more time slots for the second half of this cruise if I still wanted to do some extra talks for them. I said, “Absolutely!” So I will do St. Lucia, St. Kitts, and St. Maarten – history and culture talks – each day before we reach the appropriate island. And thank you, Michael, for getting the St. Lucia talk to me!
Bonnie went for a mile walk after breakfast on Deck 10. The weather was very nice today – contrary to “Snowmageddon” (our prayers are with the Bro and CJ, Jani and Cathy, and everyone else who is in a position to be covered up by snow). My news correspondent in Edgewater, Maryland told me that the “Grandeur of the Seas” (the ship that we are going out on at the end of March) cannot dock in Baltimore until Monday. I think she was due in tomorrow, but because of the blizzard she will stay out in the Chesapeake Bay until she can dock safely. Oh my goodness! And not to rub it in, but it is supposed to be 81 tomorrow in Aruba.
For supper tonight we each had lasagne. She liked it. I thought it was okay. Bonnie makes way better lasagne! Dessert for each of us was Molten Chocolate Cake. Gotta find that recipe!
On tap tomorrow will be strolling Aruba looking for more Diet Ginger Ale and Mountain Dew. Probably won’t work on our tans.
Until later, then.
TTFN!
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