Around the World Again

Friday, January 12, 2018

At Seat – January 12, 2018

Headed for the “Coffee Chat” with Hamish and one of the two florists, Eddy. Eddy was finishing up one of the three arrangements he had made for a previous presentation when I arrived. Eddy and his partner’s arrangements are all over the ship as well as numerous plants for which they are responsible. He has been working for HAL for over 12 years.

Off to knitting group before 11:45 trivia. We only had 8 correct and the winner had 12.

1)What nation produces 2/3 of the world’s vanilla?

2)What is the floral emblem of Switzerland?

3)What is the only US state that can be typed in just one line?

4)For which movie did Tom Hanks receive his third consecutive Oscar nomination in 1996?

Ate lunch with teammates Rodney and Marilyn again before finding Cyndi to sit and wait for Arts and Crafts. It is so popular that you need to arrive at least a half hour in advance! Today we made a very pretty beaded necklace.

I was planning on taking a swim afterwards but the Sea View pool was emptied (I heard to caulk it) and the Lido pool had the kids playing in it so I sat and read by the Lido pool for awhile before it was time for me to get ready for the Captain’s Dinner.

The dinner began at 6 pm in The Pinnacle Grill. I was at a table with Grace and Dave and the Destination Specialist, Barbara Haenni. The meal was very good although reading through the menu I didn’t think I would like most of it. The dinner was over at 8 pm so I went to Name That Tune with Jamm in the Piano Bar. I played with Bonnie (who sometimes plays trivia with us) and her husband. We only had seven correct but the winners had 14.

I passed on the show (which was a singer).

We gain an hour tonight and tomorrow is another sea day.