A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENING

A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENING

Yesterday, we lazed the day away. Spent the day on our balcony where I read two books before we left for Trivia where we amassed two more points each by coming in second. Either we are getting better or everyone else is getting worse. The most interesting thing of the day was watching the most intriguing bugs that flew up out of the wake of the ship only to land in the ocean swells several metres away. They must be huge because we could see them with our naked eyes. They looked almost like small birds at first glance. I wonder what they were. Norma wants me to mention the stunning blues and turquoises of the ocean.
After that, we hurried to our room and changed for dinner before our Butler started bringing in the canapés both hot and cold and Champagne for our guests. And what a spread it was - crab claws (nicely cracked), shrimp, pate, cheese, vegetable thingys, and small chicken drumsticks and shrimp in a soya sauce. I had said 5:30 to 6:30 but it wasn't until after 8:00 that we headed down for dinner. Don't know where we found the room, but we even managed to have dessert.
One of our gang, Trudy, is leaving the ship today to fly home to Toronto to be with her husband. At the last minute, he couldn't come down on the trip because he needed medical tests. He was to meet her in Rio but unfortunately, the news was bad - cancer, and he starts treatment soon and wanted her to come home. Just reinforces my belief that you have to seize the day and go while you still can.
We have landed in Barbados where we have our submarine adventure in a few hours. Hope to send pictures later.