4th Day at Sea - Sept 20

As we woke up this morning, the ship was bucking around a bit.  Clearly there was more of a chop today, than there was yesterday.  I opened the curtains and it was cloudy, low overcast, and rain was approaching from the south.  Not a good start to the day.  I went out onto the deck and the wind was warm, but it was wet, so didn't stay there too long.

After showering and getting ourselves ready, we went up to breakfast.  This morning was the earliest we had been there, so we didn't know what to expect - would it be busy?  Well, it wasn't too bad.  We didn't wait long to get into line, and again, I ordered some waffles.  Dawn went outside to find us a table, after she had dished up her plate, while I had to wait for my waffles.  Syrup again, but I may go for Strawberries tomorrow (it will be Sunday, after all).

The fellow who sat with us at the Evacuation Drill in Vancouver, was giving presentations about Celestial navigation each day (so far).  We finished early enough that we could attend, so went down to the theater to listen to what he had to say.  He must have done his PhD on the topic because he clearly knows what he is talking about.  Today, he was talking about how the ancient Hawaiians used stars, swells, currents and weather to navigate thousands of miles across the ocean, and how this knowledge was disappearing.  There are some who are learning these skills now, and starting to pass them down to others so that this ancient knowledge will be around for a long time.

After that, it was back to our room for a while, and then up to the pool deck to sit and read, play cards, do crossword puzzles and work/play on the computer.

It was pretty slow, and after sitting and reading/playing solitaire/checking emails, our bums were tired of sitting, and we were in need of some quiet time.  Back to our cabin we went, and decided to watch a movie and lay around, possibly getting some sleep.  I can't say that we slept, but there is a good chance of it.

Dinner was at 5:45, so down we went at about 5:40.  All the table mates showed up, and we had another great meal.  Surf and Turf was on of the selections, and most of us ordered that - filet mignon and prawns.  Boy, was it good.  ?Cooked to order, and very tasty.  Again, the vegetables were cooked to our liking, and all of us plowed our ways through our plates.  For desert, we had a burnt rhubarb crisp - it wasn't crispy, but the top was like a wafer, and somewhat difficult to cut through.  It was very good, and came with some ice cream, so there is no way it could have been bad.

Dawn and I had decided to go to the evening show which was the first performance of a new dance group.  The show was dancing to and singing songs from movies.  It was very energetic and thoroughly enjoyable.  We are glad that we went to it.  The dancers and singers are young and did a very good job of their first show.

After it was over, we went out on deck and watched the sea go by.  The wind was blowing a bit, but the temperature has certainly warmed up.  It was quite pleasant, but we were tired (I don't know how we can be so tired all the time - we don't do much during the day), so we headed back to our room for the night.

We started watching another movie with Colin Farrell and Russell Crowe.  It wasn't bad, and we watched as long as we could, laying in bed.  Just after 11, I finally turned it off and tried to  go to sleep.