Friday, March 13, 2015

Thursday, March 12

Day 5 and the weather is starting to become an issue.  At the welcome drinks last night the captain was very non-committal about Luganville. We might not get there.  There's a big cyclone developing around Vanuatu and we're heading right towards it.  It's called Pam, would you believe.

The captain is an interesting fellow; he tells jokes has a very nice manner with the customers.  As long as he keeps us out of the path of Pam, I'll be happy.

Last night we went to Giovanni's, one of the specialty restaurants.  We eat so little that it's hardly worth the effort but it's all part of the experience.  One thing I can't work out is that Marilyn seems to be picking up free drinks.  Each night in the dining room she orders a bubbles but always ends up with 2. Last night in Giovanni's, she had 2 glasses which didn't appear on the bill.  Has she worked out a deal with bartenders and not told me?  I clearly don't have the same charm.  All my drinks are charged and at $11 or $12, they're not cheap.

Marilyn is having a go at line dancing but she's not good at jumping and has dropped out.  We've missed our swim this morning as the pools are closed because of the rocking of the ship so we're hanging around in the Centrum to see what's happening.  

We haven't been going to the entertainment as much as we do usually.  We did see Piano Man on Monday but we've seen the same show 2 of 3 times in the past.  There was a hypnotist on last night (100% chicken- free) but we were busy so missed it.  Tuesday was the music of Motown, which we hate, and tonight it's the music of Stevie Wonder and others like him, so we'll give that the flick as well.  A bit disappointing as the entertainment is usually a highlight for us.  Anyway, there's always lots of other things to do around the ship.

There's been a flood in a couple of rooms next to ours. The beds are in the corridor and the carpets have been pulled up and a maintenance man is in the process of laying new carpet.  Something to do with an overflowing toilet.  The captain has just been on the PA to announce that Pam will be in Luganville tomorrow, so we won't be.  Another day at sea, with the hope of Champagne Bay on Saturday.

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