Day 13 - Thanksgiving at Sea!

Theresa used part of our waiting time to walk.

Unfortunately, we woke up ridiculously early (like before 6), but still didn’t make it to exercise (says Bill -- I (Theresa) did my walking - getting over 12,000 steps for the day!).  But we did make it to the restaurant for breakfast at 7:42, just in time to discover they opened at 8:00, and the bug-eyed people scrambling around trying to set up and wondering what to do with us standing there had a humorous element.  We also stopped at the morning quiz (well, where you would pick up the pages for sudoku, the quiz, and cross word puzzles).  It was the first time we were ever close to the beginning.  Since they award points ONLY to whomever has the most answers soonest, picking up the quiz at 2PM is sort of moot.  But we’ll see tomorrow if we made anything (probably not).

Off to Speed Sudoku.  This one was a bit harder, so I think it was more like 6 minutes (for Bill).  But the host forgot her check sheet, so I showed her how to validate mine without a “solution”.  Also she had made a mistake on hers so she was trying to see where her mistake was using mine.  I moved on to coach the guy from a couple of days ago.  He had NEVER played before, and his new wife said he was really liking it and played the ones they give away.

After Travel Quiz drinks and view

Later there was a “travel quiz”, where the host had questions about Bermuda, Madeira, and Fort Lauderdale.  But she runs these funny, so it was multiple choice and everyone raised their hands for the answers.  So, we almost all had the same answers, so everyone was between 13-14 out of 15.  Off to lunch.

We are in the Sargasso Sea, and this is Sargasso, a floating algae.
This one kind of looks like Ohio!! 

After lunch coffee - Pumpkin Latte!

In the afternoon, we played a rematch (winner takes all) Bocce with Mike and MaryAnne.  It was a nail biter, with the leaders going back and forth.  But in the end, Bill & Theresa prevailed, and thus are the CURRENT CHAMPIONS!!!!  It turns out that averages of the two games were not in the published rules made up by the writer of this blog, so, we be winners!!

Later in the afternoon, humility was on the menu as we didn’t even make third place for the afternoon trivia.  But we had fun!

Thanksgiving is what's on the menu!

Dinner was a special US Thanksgiving night, complete with Thanksgiving themed menus that…aren’t what you would expect.  Theresa and M&MA all got the special.  I, knowing Theresa would share, figured if it was really good, would have some of Theresa’s, but if it was dry and bad, would still have some of Theresa’s.  So, I got the Lobster tail, with seafood chowder, just like the Pilgrims.

Thanksgiving dinner??

Mike and MaryAnne retired for the night and Bill went in search of a glass of Bowmore, a Scotch he’d seen but never tasted.  So, we headed out in search of the new elixir.  We found it quickly and Bill got one.  Theresa wasn’t sure what she wanted so told the “mixologist”, “I want something minty.”  He asked if she liked gin, she agreed, and we sat down.  Bill went to check something out, and by the time he got back, Theresa was in the midst of a conversation with the ship’s chief Mixologist, who presented the Tequila and Whiskey tasting.  We talked about a few things, including Scotch, and I gave him some suggestions on how he might structure a Scotch tasting much better than a simple line of three ages of one maker.  When I mentioned using a map, he lit up and seemed to really like that idea.  I’m curious if he manages one in the next sea day?

We had designs on the 10PM Name that Tune, but after the late night drinks and then waiting...we decided it was time to retire!  Good Night!!

Night Caps!