Quite a day today with a visit to the Bridge to see the workings of the ship. Very hi tech and computerized. Rough seas with 10-12 ft swells. The Jimmy Choos were left in the cupboard. We were 11 km off the coast. With those sorts of conditions all small boats should be in the harbor, except for this one fishing trawler that our Captain had to photograph. Buzz was allowed to drive (as long as he pushed no buttons) which he enjoyed.
A cooking demonstration followed the tour by our executive chef with tasting to follow. Then it was up to the Constellation lounge to defend our trivia title. Team ‘Kiwi Fruit’ with our honorary Kiwi team (1 Swiss, 1 Scottish and 2 American and ourselves as Captains) are still in the lead. We then lunched together to gloat our victory. I then departed to the spa for an hour of repairs and maintenance or should I say a hot stone massage while Bill learnt the intricacies of Backgammon over freshly brewed English breakfast tea. It was then to the third installation of our Enrichment lecture with Denise Heywood on Cambodia, her best lecture yet. We learnt about the rich cultural heritage and the genocide of half the population by Pol Pot. All the intellectuals and leaders were murdered. Wearing glasses was enough to get you killed. It was a tragedy. Many of the perpetrators are still to be brought to justice.
Tonight we went to the specialist restaurant called Restaurant 2 with Ray and Carmen from Miami. There is a different theme each night, bookings are essential as it is restricted to only 36 diners. Our theme was Indian Spice Market and presentation was in that fashion. A lovely evening followed by a Violin Duo called “String Idol”. Saigon tomorrow
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