This was a busy day at sea with lots going on. I went to the coffee chat at 9:30 to hear the interview with our guest chef, Paulette Mitchell. We were on the bus with her (and her son) for the Night Safari and enjoyed talking to her.
Bridge at 10 – learned a lot! Doug went to hear the port lecture talk. At 11:15, I went to the cooking demo with Paulette. She made gingered chicken and pineapple stir-fry, Chinese firecracker noodles, and ginger chip cookies.
I finally got to join Doug for the Mongolian BBQ cook out on the Lido deck. I’ve always had cooking classes before. We really enjoyed it.
At 2 we went to hear the guest lecturer we have enjoyed talk about the Hong Kong the tourist doesn’t see. It was interesting with her talk and slides.
At 4, I went to Book Club to discuss Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Our book discussions in Sarasota are much better!!!
Dinner with our table and then back to the room to catch up on Blog entries! Had to skip the evening entertainment show to get it all done.
We had very bad news today. We had become friends with Bill and Lourie – a couple who split there time between Ohio and FL – and I had done a lot with Lourie – cooking classes and book club. This was the couple we spent time with in S. America. Bill had gotten sick right before Kaula Lumpur and ended up in the ship’s hospital. He had been throwing up non-stop. So, they ended up taking him to the hospital in KL when we got there. That night he died – apparently of a heart attack. His body could not handle all the stress. He was kinda sickly in general – before coming on the cruise. But this caught everyone off guard. It was very sad. What a terrible way to end a cruise.
But I don’t want to end on such a sad note, so I will share two funny pictures.
This is our group getting back on the bus after a stop to see the harbor. Notice the shorts and tall black socks, and how can you miss the “wedgie!”
This was a sign we saw on a street in Singapore. It sure applies for this cruise!
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