Again, there were three lectures. Clive talked about dangerous places he has lived or visited, which sounded better than it proved to be, but I still learned some things about Venezuela. Ed gave a very colorful talk about the coral reefs of the Caribbean. And finally, Bill talked about food for astronauts. For once I could understand everything he was talking about because he didn't even mention the word "quantum" once. I was especially surprised to learn that John Young (think I have the name right) brought his own corned beef sandwich from his favorite deli on the first Apollo flight that was long enough to require a meal. He didn't care for the meat and vegetable paste in a tube that NASA provided.
Today on the pool deck was the County Fair where each of the departments set up booths with games you could play to win raffle tickets. It was all good fun. I won the "getting the pillow into the case" challenge at the housekeeping booth. And even though we had lots of raffle tickets, we didn't win any of the prizes.
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| Michael demonstrating his knot tying skills. |
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| Jan trying to keep the sun's rays off. |
Here's another picture of one of the prettiest places on the ship. This is the entry to the Sirena Lounge, which is the theatre where most of the indoor activities are held.
And as this was Peter's last day, I got his photo after our very successful day of trivia - first place points again.
Dinner in the Grand Dining Room (delicious pasta tonight) and then off to the cabin. Jan said that they got those little towels by their bed last night, but we didn't and don't have them tonight either. I really don't understand why those are put out sometimes. I'm just glad they always remember that little chocolate on the pillow!
