Around South America in 80 Days

February 27, 2019

Ilheus, Brazil

Once again there were no excursions (there were only two) that I wanted to do. Pat, Patty, Sherita, and I decided to ride the shuttle to Cathedral Square. On the bus we met up with Ann and Pat so the six of this set off for the artisans’ market.

I had used some internet time to find the way to the market because, although marked on the HAL map, none of the streets were named around the market so it would be hard to find without lots of wandering and it was way too hot (around 90F) for searching. I later heard a number of people looked but could not find it.

After a quick stop at the Cathedral we walked to the artisans’ market with a few stops on the way and the way back. When we returned to the square by the cathedral, we stopped for a cold beer at a restaurant.

We arrived back at the ship around 2 pm and went to the Lido for lunch. Pat, Sherita, and I knitted until time for afternoon trivia. We had 17 out of 18 but four teams tied with 18.

1) What is the biggest living structure in the world?

2) The cuttlefish skin is covered with chromatophores which allow it to do what?

3) What novel, first published in 1937, begins, “In a hole in the ground there lives…”?

4) On which continent is the Cape of Good Hope?

5) Which color is traditionally not on a Rubik’s cube – white, orange, or purple?

Only Pat, Chris, and I played evening trivia because Ann and Pat had gone to Canaletto and Patty and Sherita went to the Pinnacle. We only had 10 out of 19 and the winners had 19. There were some ridiculous questions like the date the Sydney Opera House was designated a World Heritage Site and the date the first women became President of Brazil.

1) Who appeared topless on the self-penned book, “Pirate”?

2) In which country is the Earth’s Magnetic North Pole?

3) In what state was Muhammed Ali born?

4) In what year was Chicago destroyed by fire?

5) By what name is the Chinese gooseberry known in New Zealand?

All six of us present for dinner. I had fruit, Caesar salad, pasta, and crème caramel. I skipped the show again.

From my deck