still walked only 2 miles (with the brace). Most of the time the moon
was shining brightly over the bow, and about 7 there was a very nice
sunrise (although it only "dawned" on me a few minutes after the fact
that the Ocean View Cafe was at the wrong end of the ship to see it.
There was a packed "Beyond the Podium" enrichment series today. At 9:30
Fred Bronson started his series off with "Behind the Scenes of American
Idol" with a lot of video clips. At 10:30 there was a lull for a galley
tour, attended by over 500 people. With a group that large the right
way to do it is a bit problematic. Last summer on QM2 it was set up as
a self-guided walk through, here we were guided in groups of 30. That
was a more intimate tour but we spent 45 minutes in the dining room
(with some presentations and Q&A) for out time to come, and then
spending 15 minutes actually in the galley. Chef Mario was a very
informative host and it was my first actual visit to the MDR.
The enrichment program continued at 11:30 with a pair of followup
lectures by yesterday's presenters. Marc Kaufman started things off
with "Earthly Extremophiles and What They Tell Us About Possible Life
Beyond Our Planet", followed at 12:30 with Steve Javie on "Basketball
Referees and Bloopers".
The afternoon brought lunch, reading, and writing. Before the end of
the cruise I'll hope to get the hang of how Esperanza describes things.
At 3 I saw "Solstice Matinee Spectacular" in the schedule and assumed it
was a movie. In rereading the Highlights around 4 I discovered I had
missed a performance by the Neptunes and guitarist Cesar Paucar. I'll
try not to make that mistake again. I did stop by the Corning Glass
Demonstration after tea and the staff there was putting the finishing
touches on a locomotive for about a 3-year-old guest.
This is a Smart Casual night and I had another salad entree in Blu. The
show in the theater tonight was a comedy performance by Rondell Sheridan
and we move the clocks ahead tonight as we continue sailing eastward.
Today's parting shot comes from Mark Kaufman's lecture. It is
surprising how the things we see in our travels enrich our experiences
later. He spoke of using Svalbird Norway on as a testing ground for our
searches for unexpected life. His talk brought great memories of my
cruise there last summer.
Roy
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