WHO IS CYNTHIA BARNETT?

August 25, 2017

Imagine my surprise when we returned to our stateroom tonight, picked up the Cruise Compass, the daily activities and news sheet for guests, and found that at 9 a.m., the talk, “Bermuda: Close to Heaven” is being presented by Cynthia Barnett!

Well, it turns out that may be my alias for this cruise. I had a message from Nikki – the cruise program administrator – on my voice mail apologizing. Cynthia was last cruise’s guest lecturer. In fact, I had two separate messages from Nikki apologizing. I was amused!

The South Pacific Lounge was full this morning for my first talk on the Bermuda Triangle (you will recognize most of the titles since I’ve been able to do them before – it makes preparation before and during the cruise easier). It is one of my strongest talks, always gets good reviews, and so since we are heading into the Triangle, I decided to start with it.

After the talk, my cabin buddy and I went to the Bottomless Galley Brunch, a $25 tour and eat affair. As you might guess we toured the galley and saw the various food preparations stations. One of the most interesting was the bakery which is the size of our dining room at 233. The bakery works non-stop with two shifts of bakers doing all of the breads and rolls for the entire ship. We smelled it before we went inside – smelled just like a bakery should.

Then we were treated to champagne, mimosas, orange juice, and coffee, plus a menu of foods selected just for the tour.  Bonnie got Lemon Pepper Chicken and I got a Seafood Pasta. Very tasty.

We had skipped breakfast because of my 9 o’clock talk, so that was our meal until supper which was Linguini Marinara for her and Beef Tenderloin for him. She had chocolate cake. He had creme brulee.

The seas have been smooth.  No ill-effects from the storm that came through the Gulf of Mexico and clobbered those good folks.  So far, smooth sailing is predicted for the whole nine day cruise.

We have set our clocks ahead one hour so we arrive tomorrow on Bermuda time, so I will end this blog and catch some shut-eye. 6:30 comes early. But first, here’s Blogging Bonnie.

TTFN

Well, he didn’t tell you about the 2 plates of appetizers that were sitting on our table at the brunch. One was a delicious selection of cheeses and grapes. The other, had green and black olives, salami slices, procuttio and what looked to me like slivers of a snake or some kind of eel. UUGH!!! We offered it to our waiter and he said,  a No. We did not eat that. Everything else was good.

After brunch, we went to a shopping talk on Bermuda. Didn’t win any of the door prizes. Sad. Then, he returned to the cabin to work and I went onto deck 5, found a deck lounger and crocheted for 2 hours. I had been on deck five earlier in the morning to walk. $ times around is a mile, and I did a mile. The weather was absolutely fantastic both times. The wind was blowing and it was a very cool day. Probably the 70's.

At 2:30 we went to a talk on arthritis and acupuncture. The doctor didn’t really talk about what I wanted to hear but she offers a free consultation to discuss your personal issues and problems. I am thinking about it but I am not sure yet.

After the “seminar” we went to the cabin and he took a nap and I snoozed a little. Tonight was formal night so we had to dress for supper. We have a very nice table for 2 in Anytime dining. Dexter is our waiter and Panwar his assistant. They are both a lot of fun. Dexter said he had drank several double espressos because he had a very long day and it was to keep him sharp.    

The show tonight was a gentleman who was doing a Lionell Richie tribute. His name was Derek Floyd and he was on the PTL show for 8 years and Cesar had him at Maranatha when we were there. He was a very good singer. Great show.

Well, the old man is ready to go to bed (EEWH! I just threw up in my mouth, is probable what Amy said!!) And I still need to floss, brush and take my pills. So I will say goodbye for now.

Way to go Mac, tell your brother his shoes look great, Granny likes them,too.

Love you all,
Mom,Granny, and Bonnie (hi Karen!)