2-6 At sea (again)

2-6 Day 32 At sea (again!)

The seas are calm at least, but I'm ready for some solid ground under my feet. And that will happen tomorrow in Buenos Aires! Doug and I have been there before and love this city, so we are excited about going back.

Had a 8 a.m. haircut and had a nice chat with another lady while we were both waiting to have our hair done. A few hours later, I found out she was Mark Bittman's wife (our all-star guest chef on board and with whom I was doing a cooking class at 11 a.m.!) I like her much better than her husband. She is really down to earth. Good haircut, by the way! The stylist is from France and does the captain's hair. Guess if she's good enough for him . . . .

Doug was so intrigued with the Pampas Devils performance that he went to a coffee that interviewed them. The leader was discussing the tango, and how if anyone other than an Argentinian tries to teach it, it's just not that great. He even gave a demonstration. According to him, the Argentinians developed this dance and really “feel it!” Everyone else just dances it.

I felt sorry for all the people getting off in Buenos Aires – they had to go to a disembarkation presentation this morning! I'm sure not ready for that. Instead, I got to go to my cooking class and creative writing class. Our menu was more Asian and all three dishes we made were flavorful without being too spicy. We have the rice pudding recipe, but it took way too long to cook, so we never tried it. But it was more of an Indian style Bittman said. Look forward to trying it at home.

While I cooked my lunch, Doug enjoyed the Mongolian cook out buffet up by the pool. He said it was really good. [He also had the French stylist cut his hair this morning!]

During dinner we entered the river (Rio De La Plata River) that will take us up to Buenos Aires. It is very shallow and narrow in parts, so we took on a special river pilot to guide us in. It will take 10 hours to actually get there. We saw the pilot board the ship. The river is a brownish-reddish color due to the earth here.

After dinner, we went to the ship's show (3 of the entertainers who had performed this past week), and we enjoyed all three. Doug especially enjoyed the Pampas Devils (the gaucho show.) Went to bed knowing that when we woke up, we'd be in Buenos Aires!