We spent February 6th and 7th sailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santos, Brazil, outside of San Paulo.
On the 6th, we started the day with a 10am lecture by Curt Carnemark on Mysteries in nature, such as bird, butterfly, and Salmon migration and spiritualism in India, Afghanistan, and outside of Timbuktu.
At 11:15am we had another cooking demonstration with French Master Chef Jean-Jacques Dietrich, this time accompanied by Pastry Chef, Eric Watelle. They prepared three deserts; Profiteroles with Coffee Sauce, Raspberry Mousse with Chocolate Sauce, and Pear and Chocolate Gratine.
At 12:30pm we gave the other passengers back the Bingo money Nancy made earlier on the trip.
At 3pm we had another lecture by Terry Bishop on “A Real Life Hero; Ernest Shackleton –A Man of Endurance”.
On the 7th, it was clear were getting into warmer climates. At 10am we heard Terry Bishop’s last lecture on “Gold! The South American Treasure Fleets – Columbus of the Armada”
We sat in the trivia contest at 11:15am, and played Bingo at 12:30pm. Nancy won the first game, I won the second, and Nancy won the third. We let some of the other passengers win the last two. So over the last three Bingo days, we played fifteen games, and won five of them (Nancy 4, and me 1); winning $239; with the cards costing us $150. Nancy is coming out of retirement to go on the professional Bingo Circuit.
I watched some of the passengers play Texas Hold’em, in the afternoon.
This evening we went to the festively decorated main lounge and started watching the Super Bowl game with the other passengers. After the first quarter and after tasting some typical super bowl fare, chicken wings, chips and dips, and a drink or two, we headed up to watch the rest of the game in our room. Our bed has such a nice rocking motion that we might just miss the end of the game:)
We are in the tropics now, the weather is getting uncomfortably hot and humid. The time is three hours ahead of home.
3 comments:
As I am reading and writing, you must be gallavanting around Rio - hot and humid indeed - it was 13 degrees as I headed out to work this morning! Roger with all these cooking demonstrations imagine the wonderful meals Nancy will be whipping up for you now that you'll be home during the week!!!
Two questions - How many people on your ship? It sounds like a nice intimate cruise. And Nancy - any signs of fabric or textile work native to the regions you've been in?
Hello there
Wow you have been doing a great job at keeping us updated on your adventure. So, I figured what better way to keep you upto date also.
Well, we just got a phone call and Casey got accepted to NECI.
Enjoy the rest of your trip and we will see you in a couple days.
Way to go, Casey!!! Congratulations! Nancy and Roger, thank you for the wonderful blog. It has been a distinct pleasure following your journey. Safe travels as you head back to the states!
Michelle
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