Tuesday, Day 52 - Feb 27 - Cruising the Indian Ocean - Captains Welcome Party

We start the day with sun looking out to sea and sea fog looking toward land.  There is some motion but by noon things calm down and it is a beautiful day.

Another sea day so we are off on our usual routine. We have about decided we like the sea days much better than port days. Lets hear it for more seas days!

Dick is off to both lectures. First Bishop does a talk on “The Great Outback Explorers.” Then there is a new lecturer, Hassebn Eltaher, a Muslim from Egypt. He is a professor and has lived all over the world. His talk is “Islam in Indonesia and Charting the Influence of Judaism and Christianity on Islam.” Dick says it is interesting even though his accent made it hard to follow at first.

They have the Wine Tasting Event for the different wines that are served during the meals. We didn’t go to the first two. The ship has one on the first sea day of each segment. We have had a couple of wines we really like. Carolyn wants the names so we can ask for them on the ship and maybe find them when we get home. Nothing like starting the day a bit tipsy. 10:45AM is a little early to start with the alcohol!

Compass Rose has some interesting things on the menu today and since Carolyn wants to stay away from the buffets, she goes alone. Dick is staying way from lunch these days. She has a leek quiche on a bed of red tip lettuce and a chocolate moose  cake which are both divine!

Dick proofs the blog that Carolyn is trying to catch up on and plays his computer games all afternoon.

Terry Bishop’s wife came on board in Fremantle and is teaching a crafts class in the afternoon. Carolyn heads there and learns how to make a card using the stamping method.

It is the Captain’s Welcome Aboard Party tonight, but we have a special order meal tonight so order drinks and some snacks to the room. It is a pretty day and we want to enjoy the balcony and then go to dinner when the dining room opens.

For dinner tonight we have a special order, shrimp, lobster and vegetable tempura. It comes out beautiful to look at and divine tasting!!! We had our special salad, then the tart tantin, a wonderful little bite of caramelize apple on top of a cracker spread with goat cheese served hot, and the sorbet. Dick orders the Spanish white wine I tasted this morning. We then finish this fabulous meal off with a bowl of ice cream. Yummmmm!!! We have died and gone to heaven!