December 5 - Mid Atlantic

Last night at 2am we crossed the midpoint of the Atlantic Ocean.  Bermuda is now the nearest land to us at about 800 nautical miles.  

The staff is a diverse ethnical group.  There are from Turkey, Arabia, Africa, Eastern Europe, Russia, United Kingdom and the Philippines.  They are all fluent in English and are always cheerful and polite.  It seems that they are always either cleaning the rooms and the hallways or offering to get you a drink or take your empty dishes away.

The ship had a full brunch laid on for us today.  I’ve never seen such a spread.  There were multiple tables full of cereals, fruits, cheeses, eggs, meats, waffles, sushi, caviar, hot luncheon entrees and any type of pastry or dessert you could imagine.  

As entertainment they had an excellent classical guitarist playing during the meal, followed by a string quartet.

During the brunch we met a couple from Florida.  He was a retired Coast Guard officer.  He has been to each continent with the exception of Antarctica.  He told us that he and sons are taking an adventure tour there within the year, where they will see various wildlife and visit some of the research stations.

At the trivia tournament we failed to gain any points.  It was a geography quiz where you had to identify a building and its location in twenty photos.  We scored 33 out of 40, but it was not good enough.

The headline act at the theatre was Jon Courtney. He is a British pianist who’s act is similar to some of the old borsch belt acts, such as Victor Borga and Liberace.  It consists of playing part of song and then telling some jokes in between.  He was “pee your pants” funny.  He interacted with the audience and told jokes and stories that ranged from Suri and Apple IPODs to his relationship with his grandparents. If you ever see him at local comedy club, please take the time to go see him.  You won’t be disappointed.

Late in the afternoon I noticed that the pool staff were securing the deck chairs and that there were dark skies to the north.  As the evening has progressed the seas have been getting progressively worse.  It could be an interesting night.

Marg has come down with the same bug I had earlier in the week.  She spent the afternoon resting and not too far from the toilet.


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