The captain cannot believe it! The passengers are amazed! The crew is beside themselves with wonderment! Yes, folks, all your prayers for Gary have been answered and the sea is like a millpond...yes, this is not an exaggeration...a millpond!
Seriously, we have been so lucky. These southern seas are notorious for laying on a bit of rough stuff and I would not hesitate to say I have have seen more movement in my bath at home. It is pretty cold outside, but that's easy to cope with, just don't go outside!
We slept in this morning until 9.15am! This is a genuine record for me (by miles) as I NEVER sleep in. Regardless it was 11am by the time we finished breakfast and that threw my whole day out of kilter. Something had to give and I'm ashamed to say it was the gym. I certainly wasn't giving up eating, drinking, reading or bingo...and the movie matinee was Robin Hood (with Russell Crowe) which I've been meaning to see...so the hard decision just had to be made. I'd have to say I really enjoyed the movie – it was a lot better than I expected. The highlight was when just as the French were attacking (in the movie) the sound went off as the captain (of the Dawn Princess) was making his afternoon announcement. Amazingly, his comments sort of tied in well with the plot and it got a great laugh from the large audience in the theatre.
So that was the day time activities and then it was off to dinner, a great recital by the band of some Dixieland jazz (it was so crowded I had to sit on the stairs!), and then finally a great show put on by the crew. It was a Musical Murder Mystery and was a radio play interspersed with songs that the audience had to guess – prizes given out for the highest scores, Typically Gaz & I got 19/26, one off receiving a prize...c'est la vie. The jackpot in bingo has risen to over $5000 and, as usual, Gary is fully expecting to win it.
I'll leave you with a couple of photos – the first is part of the corridor outside our cabin – I was told it is 250m long...this is why I felt justified in forgoing the gym today...we walk enough anyway.
And here are Ian & Gary at dinner last night with our two waiters, Aaron & Chai, both from Thailand. They are both lovely and Aaron certainly knows how to keep my wine glass filled!
OK – it's almost midnight and we have a wake up call in for 6am for our tour of Adelaide tomorrow – I think I need to get some zzzzzz's. Go the Titans!
1 comment:
Hi P & G,
If you don't want to know the score, read this later after you watch the game.
Great news re millpond seas. Make the best of it Gaz, this may be your last cruise if sickness has anything to do with signing up again.
Robin Hood - what can you say. Big Russ hasn't mad a bad movie ever. Loved his shot near the end, right in the neck of the badie riding his horse from well over 200 meters. The next episode is the the traditional Robin Hood where he robs from the rich and gives to the poor. Just imagine what you could spend in Tassie if Gaz sent off the $5K - good luck.
As usual, descriptive pics and the one of the corridor, even Robin's arrow wouldn't reach the end of it.
It's now 12:30pm here in B/N & we've been yard working, weeding etc and knocking off for lunch. I'll finish off this off in notepad and paste it ino my post after the footy results (Titans V Roosters).
Some bad news Penny, if you haven't already heard. Todd Peyton stepped and slipped on a bag of tennis balls at training earlier this week and has ligament damage and will be unable to play till the Grand Final. Even then he'll have to "needle up" like Tigers Winger Pat Richerds did in the 2005 GF win. To make matters even more nervous for peyton, his partner is due to give birth.
Tim Sheens has hinted he may have to call on the experience of evergreen prop John Skandalis asa a replacement. - More later tonight.
Well there were 3 games at Lang Park tonight. Game 1 was the ARL Schoolboys Grand Final between QLD & NSW. Keebra Park High from the Gold Coast Played The Hills High From Sydney. Hills won 18 to 14.
The Toyota Cup (Under 20's) was between The NZ warriors (2) and The Bulldogs (3). The Warriors won 23-16.
It's just 9:45pm and the Roosters have toppled the Titans 32-6. I thought there'd be two T's in the GF but let's hope that there'll be one anyhow.
Goodnight.
Frank & Lee.
Post a Comment