Yesterday was a lazy day at sea. Lots of swells in the ocean so a lot of front-to-back motion. There are a group of boys probably 10-13 who loved the waves splashing out of the pool. It was body surfing for them at its finest. It was sizeable enough the pool was closed for a short period of time; it reopened when the sea was a little less bouncy.

The dolphin show was even better than off the coast of Costa Rica. We had several large schools of fish; only this time, several of them not only breached the water but also were spinning before they splashed back down.

We had drinks in the Horizon Lounge and then on to Compass Rose for dinner. Jan discovered lingonberries. We each got a taster portion with our appetizers. There was at least one convert ordering the Swedish pancakes this morning just to get another round of lingonberries. Ken was kind enough to spike my Gran Marnier soufflé with extra “sauce”. Yummmm.

Afterwards Arnold was on hand to make sure we didn’t get lost on the way to the Voyager Lounge. Steph was standing outside his office saying “here come the troublemakers”. He shook his finger affectionately at us and said “Just remember. I can post on the board, too!” Jan, Jim, Bing and Carol headed to the show; the rest of us made our way down the staircase. We ran into Ngaire, Ken, Mary, and Jack. Jack was in fine form; next thing I knew he & Gary were dancing around the atrium. The group gathered steam & headed into Voyager Lounge. It was a whole lot of fun (I’ll assume Ken will add the photos later).

Today it was unusually dark out when we got up at 8. I found Marty to wish him well as he was taking off for a fishing trip. We were eating breakfast in Compass Rose when Capt Dag came on over the loudspeaker to announce a matter of urgency. It turns out we failed to set the ship’s time back one hour, so it was actually 7 am. The good news is we have one extra hour in Cabo today. Every guy in the dining room then starts telling each other they KNEW something was screwed up. It was like a “flash mob” moment in life.

We’re going on the catamaran trip today. Russ & Debbie are going with Chetaun on the pirate ship. He was dutifully mixing up the cosmos for their trip. None of them have taken the “what’s your pirate name?” test. I will try to organize that when we all get back.

Today’s objective is to figure out a time for chips and guacamole between the tea time trivia and the welcome aboard Suzette party.

Cheers, Anne