Current
position
We are now
about 5 degrees above the equator and sailing by Sri Lanka. Many of us are
remarking on how many ships we are seeing now, almost all tanker looking.
The days are
almost exactly 12 night, 12 hrs day. Last night I went onto the balcony after
10 and there was a wonderful moonglow over the ship and ocean. So I started
searching for the moon. It was directly above us and absolutely clear and full.
There were a few clouds but they were small and in the front, not above. Such a
view.
Church
services
Still the
same nice pastor. He talked today about keeping promises. The thought I brought
away from today’s sermon is that God doesn’t have a contract with us or visa
versa: it is a covenant.
I goofed
I misread
the patter and I thought there was a destination lecture right after church but
it was the future cruise director telling about how the cabins are placed, how
to get a good one, strategies to get a good price, etc. So I stayed for most of
it.
Captain Cook
The first of
three lectures today. What a remarkable man in remarkable times. Many sailors
still rely on his navigational charts.
Majority
rules
I went up
for this game late last night and sat with some people who I had never sat with
before. This is a silly game with no good answers. Teams can one person to as
many as you want. “winning” means you guessed the same answer as most of the
other players. The questions can be provocative but one simple example is to
name the best fruit. The most common answer was bananas so if your group said
that you earned a point.
Indian
buffet
They did
their usual amazing display of culinary talent. All of the servers and greeters
were dressed in Indian attire. There was a separate area where the executive
chef (who is from Sri Lanka) prepared a dish with samples of some wonderful
foods. That was so good; I could have done two.
The
Accountant
This movie
was shown in the Cabaret Lounge this afternoon. It stars Ben Affleck and isn’t
really my type of movie: too much fast driving, curves, gun shots, and movie is
shot in dark environments—for ambiance I suppose. But the parts relating to
autism I thought were interesting and gave me food for thought.
Trivia
Didn’t win
either time but had fun with team mates, and isn’t that the whole purpose of
it.
Dinner
Well we
closed down the dining room as usual. The food is universally good and they
work very hard to make everything perfect. Our waiter who just came on board
told us this evening that he and his wife are expecting their first baby after
he finishes this contract in October. It was really sweet to see his face when
he told us this.
Entertainment
Probably not
going to see the jugglers…
Portraits
Tonight was
casual portraits. We beginning to feel like models…well maybe not quite.
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