Somwhat busy Sunday

The sun woke us after 6 am and we rolled out sometime after. It is hazy outside, warm, hardly any wind, and we are cruising along at 18 knots which is quite good for a ship.

Sunday services.

The minister who does these services is a very sweet man with a nice voice. The director of the ship’s band plays the music for the  service which is a nice gesture on her part.

The sermon today was on the law and the Lord. Oliver Wendell Holmes was quoted and the theme was tied into the readings. I didn’t know any of the hymns but they were interesting.

Singapore destination lecture

Alas we are not docking where we have in the past, a disappointment similar to the one in Sydney as that berth was a great central location. Apparently again we are about 25 min by taxi outside the main part of the city. However, there is a subway stop near the ship’s pier so we will probably do that. We have over 200 singapore dollars and the exchange rte is 1.14 S dollars to 1 USD so we are in good shape and will wind up with some when we leave. This money is from previous trips here.

Wiley Post

The only thing I knew about Wiley Post was that he was the pilot of the plane where Will Rogers died in Alaska. Turns out they were friends and both from Oklahoma. His personal story is spectacular and I had not clue. He enjoyed two ticker tape parades in NYC for his round the world flights under amazingly difficult circumstances.

Moonlight

No trivia today as this Oscar winning film was shown on our TV. We ordered a luncheon room service meal (they make great hamburgers and French fries). It is not my kind of movie. I want to feel uplifted when I go to a movie. I’ll be interested in what others thought but I’m not bringing up the topic on my own.

Wine tasting

Because of all of our trips on Princess, we are comped on these. Good thing because I would never pay the $9.50 to do this. Ed however, does like wines and he enjoys it. Occasionally I find one that I would tolerate. We met another couple who we did not recall meeting before. They are also from So Cal.

Trivia

No we didn’t win but we did very well and except for one bit of confusion, we probably would have won again.

Casual pics

These are theme photos where you must mimic running away from big foot, seeing a shark coming for you, etc. Uros was the snapper and we always have fun with him.

Dinner

Francis, our new waiter, is from Goa and so each evening he gives us advice on India related things to do. Tonight had a dish from India and he was telling us about it. He is a sweet man and works to keep us engaged. It’s hard though because we all chatter without a break all through dinner. Tonight’s discussion was which era had the best music. We ended with a lively discussion of country and western and found some devotees around us.

Wow what a show

These singers and dancers are simply spectacular. Great voices, wonderful athletic dancing, terrific costumes with many quick changes. We walk out tired and they have another show to do tonight.

Our nightly routine

Pretty boring but necessary. Much around laundry: doing my sleeves, preparing the bag and the invoice for our clothes to be sent out, etc. It takes up a good bit of time before we are finished and can go to bed.