NO ICE FOR YOU

September 18, 2019


I know there was a TV show where someone said, “No soup for you.”  Well, I think our cabin steward has said, “No ice for you.”  Everyday we’ve been in E-112 we have told her we want ice in the evening, she does not have to bring us ice in the morning.  Every morning she has brought us ice.  Every evening she has not brought us ice.  Last night we had enough left over to mix our Diet Coke and Diet Mountain Dew, but tonight, I had to go to the Lido with the ice bucket to get enough cubes for our drinks.  A small annoyance in the scheme of things, and considering we are on a 10 day Panama Canal cruise, not big at all.  But it does make an interesting opening paragraph to tonight’s blog.

There was good attendance today at both talks on Photography, and lots of questions afterwords.  I have noticed as I’ve done these Journeys Cruises that the morning crowd, no matter how large or small, is always the best crowd.  More enthusiastic.  More receptive to my stuff.  And more appreciative of my jokes.  The afternoon crowd has eaten too much and struggles to stay awake.  But bodies in chairs are preferable to empty chairs, so I did as I did at church – I let them sleep.

Tonight’s show was a man with 30 years experience performing on Broadway, Chuck Wagner.  I invite you to go to his website – he told Mom and I to do it, so I’m passing it on – chuckwagner.com – and listen to a beautiful baritone voice.  For five years he was the Beast in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.  He did songs from Into the Woods, the Man of La Manchu, Camelot (he played Lancelot and was knighted Sir Lancelot by the original Lancelot, Robert Gullet), Oklahoma and more.  Incredible performance that garnered him a well-deserved standing ovation.  He has come to each of my talks and we’ve chatted back and forth, so it was neat to attend his performance.  And he sold all but three of his CDs (and no smarty pants – you know who you are – he brought more than 4).

Well, I’m blogged out for tonight, so hereeere’s Bonnie!
TTFN

Well, where shall I start.  I guess as the song says at the beginning. Well lets not go there. Today is day three of 10 days. The talks have been well attended as he said and he has had a good time. The days are pretty much the same, up at 6:30; shower, dress have breakfast. He then goes to rehearse and I go up to the jogging track to walk. Eleven times around is a mile. I have gotten around 9 times so far because I have to be at his talk at 9.

Then, after his talk he puts his stuff up, changes clothes and we go play cards til time for lunch. After lunch it is back to the cabin for an hour nap and then, to the second lecture. After that it is back to the cabin, change clothes and head off to supper so we can be done in time to make the first show and get a good seat. After the show it is back to the room for a drink, blog , rehearsal and bed. On the Panama Canal day on Friday and port days it will be more relaxed.

I have gotten some crocheting done. We have visited the shops but nothing much to buy. He did get his usual can of pringles.

Lots of nice folks on the cruise. Some have cruised with us before and remember his talks and have come back bringing their friends.

The afternoon talk is a little more chaotic because the chairs will all have been moved from the morning talk because of other things going on between the morning talk and the afternoon. So they have to put everything back together before we can start.

Between my headaches, heartburn and slightly sprained left wrist, arm or something I am having a rough time. But it will all get better. I am hoping on the Panama Canal day to get some time just to go sit on the deck and enjoy the sea air.   I love the fresh air and so far all I have gotten of it is in my morning walks. I am averaging about 8000+ steps a day. Looking forward to hitting 10,000. 

Well, he needs to rehearse and I will do some dot to dots or play cards on my phone or kindle. Love you all.

Mom, Granny and Bonnie