ONE DAY BEFORE MADEIRA

November 28, 2017

There was a good crowd for my 11 o’clock talk on Madeira.  This was, I think, the 4th time I’ve given it, and I made some drastic cuts – things I thought were keeping it from flowing smoothly, and the audience seemed to like it.  Tomorrow we dock on the downtown side of Funchal (where I wish we’d been last month when we stayed over night) and so we can get off the ship and go right to exploring.  The port lecturer mentioned a couple of the old parts of the city we haven’t seen yet, so we are going to head in that direction.  We’ll let you know tomorrow night.

Tonight’s entertainment was “Five O’Clock Somewhere,” a husband and wife group, he from Ireland, she from Denmark, who do a musical variety show.  We heard them on the Koningsdam last month, and would you believe, they did the exact same show?  They said they were going to stay on the Veendam and would be back with a different show in a couple of nights.  We’ll let you know.

For lunch today we ate on the Lido Deck.  I had a hamburger and Bonnie had tacos – she’s been wasting away for some Mexican food, and there was a self-serve, make your own, bar.  With the noro virus on board earlier they weren’t able to have something like this, but since we’ve all been washing our hands and being well they were able to put it out.  She pronounced the salsa and the cheese dip excellent.  But I am stealing her thunder.  I just know she enjoyed it.

We’ve been eating a lot on the Lido because ever since the earlier dibunction, my beloved wife hasn’t been able to eat and really enjoy it.  The Lido gives us the opportunity to sit alone and eat smaller amounts, and if we don’t like something, no one is watching us.  So it has been a comfortable situation.  We were back in the dining room tonight and at a table where we’ve been before.  There are two women with more food allergies than you can shake the proverbial stick at who have reserved their seats at that table so they can order nightly for the day after.

Well, I am rambling, and Bonnie just said, “I didn’t do anything today,” so I will wrap this up for both of us sending hugs and kisses.

TTFN