First order of the day: try to shake off the jet lag. We did three miles around the Promenade deck; Blake jogging bravely, me just walking and simply drinking in the sights, sounds and pure smells of the ocean. It is the best way to clear the mind and get some exercise.
Next a well deserved breakfast; we meet Jun, one of the Lido guys who not only remembers our name but also that Blake likes two glasses of freshly squeezed OJ.
It was a day to rest but also to take advantage of the many enrichment activities offered; we went to a lecture by a well known American journalist who talked about the challenges faced by traditional news media in this age of transition from the printed word to the digital world.
Later on we caught another lecture, this one about Brisbane which we would visit on Friday. Very well done, covering its history, architecture and various other aspects, primed us for our next port stop.
Lastly, we went to the first in a series of talks by the producer of The Crocodile Hunter, who launched Steve Irwin's career and was his close friend until Irwin's death a few years ago.
Since breakfast had been plentiful and kind of late, We skipped lunch and had ice cream instead :)
I attended a memoire writing lesson which I loved. There will be quite a few lessons and by the time the cruise is over I should have the seedling of my memoir, at least I hope so.
Dinner was as a fun affair, we finally met our four table mates, a couple form Wisconsin and another one from Portland, all of us around the same age. I chose a caviar appetizer and a halibut entrée, both from the Modern Cuisine side of the menu, both delicious. Ended the meal with a chocolate grand marnier soufflé which was good but didn't blow me away. We were having such a good time we had to hurry to make the show.
The show tonight was a manic Australian musician who was nonetheless pretty funny and performed great songs in a quasi impersonating style.
All in all, a great day at sea.
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