Day 06 - 11/25 - At Sea to Devil's Island

A Stunning Tenor

Back at sea today, we lost another hour of sleep last night. But fortunately the food lines were non existent this morning and my egg preparer was smiling! We attended the Interdenominational 'discussion group' and the last part of the coffee chat with Ian and the cadet officers. Ian then presented a canned EXC talk on rum in the Caribbean. Rodrigo, a representative Brazilian cultural ambassador, presented a talk on Rio That was interesting but not quite directly relevant to this cruise. 


After lunch Rodrigo presented a talk on the indigenous peoples of the Amazon, but the presentation was flawed by visual technical problems. Coming up are a number cultural activities related to our destination. The quintet played American music to yet another full house at 3pm on the Lincoln Center Stage.

Lack of sleep finally caught up with me and j caught a brief stateroom nap before dinner in the Lido. Benjamin Makasi, an outstanding tenor from NZ, sang a wide range of songs to a full house. We wrapped up our evening watching The Lion King movie and really liked it.


For those following along, please be aware there are many more activity choices each day and my blog only includes those we elect to participate in.

Tomorrow afternoon we spend our afternoon at Devil's Island (think Papillon). It's a self guided walk around the island and uses tenders.



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  1. UnknownNovember 26, 2019 at 3:38 PM

    Thanks, Tim! I spent my day with a visit to the endodontist and then came home to rake the leaves in my yard before the snow flies again in Michigan. I would much rather be on board with you! Your blog is the next best thing, so please keep it up! We are reading it and enjoying the journey!

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