March 2, 2019

At Sea

Another restful day at sea.  I arrived at Knitters and Stitchers at about 9:40 and stayed until 11:20.   We had another good size crowd with 14.

We received a letter today saying that our times have changed in a number of upcoming ports.

               Belem – 11 am-9:30 pm

               Santarem – 8 am – 5:30 pm

               Boca de Valeria – 7 am – 1:30 pm

               Manaus – 10 am (3/10) – 4:30 pm (3/11)

               Parintins – 9 am – 4pm

               Alter do Chao – 7 am – 4:30 pm

Patty and I ate at the Lido before afternoon trivia.  Last night at trivia, Alice told us about a prank played on her on a past cruise.  All the players had been told to act like everyone had gotten perfect scores.  She asked us to do this with Linda today and we did.  Linda had an inkling that something was up she said, because everyone kept looking at her as we were going over the answers.  Everyone had a good laugh.

We had 17 out of 21 and tied with one other team for the win.

1) The British pound got its name because it originally was a pound (weight) of – gold, salt, silver, or copper?

2) What was the first Baltic republic to secede from the Soviet Union?

3) What radioactive element was named for the god of war?

4) In what decade was judo made an Olympic sport?

5) Name the six original members of Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

Pat and I went to arts and crafts where we decorated masks for the Mardi Gras celebration.

I sat out by the Lido pool afterwards.  It had been overcast all day so it kept the temperature down.  I stayed until slightly after 4:00 when it started to drizzle.

We had 20 out of 20 for evening trivia and tied with another team for the win.  We lost out on the tiebreaker (we are so bad on these).

1) What nationality is Justin Beiber?

2) What is the term for a black and white pony?

3) The Porsche automobile originated in which country?

4) What Christmas decoration is a parasite of the apple tree?

5) What South American mountain range is the source of the Amazon?

Ann and Pat, Pat and Tom, Patty, Sherita, and I decided to dine at The Pinnacle after trivia so we did not have to rush like we do when we go before trivia (it does not open until 5:30).  We had a great meal and stayed until 9:45.  I had the same thing as the first time we went.

I did not go to the show because I have to get up early for the first time in ages.  Our pick-up time is 8:30!

We have a couple of piranhas onboard!

I had the same dessert but one person had the Baked Alaska and another the cheesecake both of which looked delicious

Our happy group

Afternoon trivia

1) Silver

2) Lithuania

3) Thorianite (none of us had every heard of it)

4) 1960s

5) John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, and Terry Gilliam (this was the bonus and worth six points)

Evening trivia

1) Canadian

2) Piebald

3) Germany

4) Mistletoe

5) Andes

Smooth sailing until next time!