October 17, 2008 - At Sea

We had another hot day sailing the Red Sea and the water was quite smooth. There have been pool deck cookout lunches but, at around 100 degrees temperature, most people eat inside. We attended a couple of interesting lectures before lunch and after lunch had a session with our Circle of Interest photographer Ken Haas to review our photographs and get suggestions. Since we will be passing near Somalia while passing from the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, preparations were being made behind the scenes in case any pirates may try something. The pirates didn’t try anything so far as we know. Pat continued her winning ways be placing 3rd in today’s progressive blackjack tournament and our team again won at trivia. Martha & Steve Southerd, part time Naples residents, invited us with 3 other couples to their suite for cocktails followed by a pre ordered lobster dinner in the Compass Rose. During the dinner the Captain made an announcement that during the night we would be making a stop at Aden to send a guest to a hospital. For the second night in a row we closed down the restaurant and missed the show. We came out slightly ahead in Blackjack before retiring for the night.