DAY 5 - AT SEA - JANUARY 31, 2010

THE SEA BECAME QUITE CALM AFTER LEAVING ARUBA AND CONSEQUENTLY WE SLEPT LIKE BABIES. WE AWOKE CLOSE TO 10 AM AND HUSLED UP TO THE BUFFET FOR BREAKFAST. WE BOTH ATE LIGHT AND QUICKLY HEADED FOR THE OUTDOOR WALKING TRACK.

AFTER FINDING A FEW LOUNGE CHAIRS IN THE SHADE WE BEGAN OUR MARCH AROUND THE TRACK, ALONG WITH SEVERAL DOZEN OTHER PEOPE. WE EACH WALKED FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES AND COMPLETED OVER A MILE IN DISTANCE. WE POOL WAS NEXT AND ALTHOUGH COLD AT FIRST IT BECAME VERY COMFORTABLE. GEORGIA AND I BOTH PERFORMED SEVERAL STRETCHING EXERCISES FOR WELL OVER AN HOUR. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE BOTH CAUGHT A FEW RAYS. WE NOW LOOK LIKE RED BERRIES FROM HEAD TO TOE.

IT WAS TRULY A RELAXING DAY BY THE POOL. WE SEEM TO BE FLOATING ACROSS THE OCEAN, NEVER SWAYING TO ANY GREAT DEGREE. LYING ON THE CHAIRS, LISTENING TO OUR MUSIC, SLEEPING THE DAY AWAY.

LIVELY CONVERSATION AT THE DINNER TABLE ONCE AGAIN EVEN THOUGH THE MENU WASN’T THAT GREAT...AGAIN. WE ARE TAKING THIS EATING THING SERIOUSLY AND LIMITED OUR INTAKE. WE DID, HOWEVER, GIVE IN FOR THE DESSERTS. WE BOTH HAD THE COFFEE CREME BRULEE AND PISTACHIO ICE CREAM.

THE ENTERTAINER TONIGHT WAS MARTIN LEWIS, A MAGICIAN AND COMIC. HIS MAGIC WAS VERY GOOD AND HE WAS QUITE ENTERTAINING. AFTER THE SHOW WE TRAVELLED OVER TO THE CASINO LOUNGE FOR A FUN TIME PLAYING MAJORITY RULES. JUST A SILLY TEAM GAME THAT PITS YOUR ANSWERS AGAINST THE OTHER TEAMS. GEORGIA AND I WERE ON THE WINNING TEAM. HERE’S HOW IT WORKS.

ONE OF THE STAFF WOULD READA QUESTION...I.E “WHAT IS THE MOST FAVORITE COLOR?” YOU AND YOUR TEAM WOULD DISCUSS WHICH COLOR YOU FEEL IS THE ONE AND SUBMIT YOU ANSWER ON A PIECE OF PAPER.

ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER WOULD COLLECT ONE ANSWER FROM EACH TEAM. SAY FOR EXAMPLE THERE WERE 5 TEAMS AND 2 FELT IT WAS RED, ONE FELT ORANGE, ONE BLUE AND THE OTHER GREEN. THE TEAMS THAT CHOSE RED WOULD EACH GET A POINT.

IT GETS QUITE SILLY BUT EVERYONE SEEMS TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. GEORGIA AND I WERE WITH 4 FOLKS FROM CANADA. WE KICKED BUTT BEING IN THE MAJORITY 12 OUT OF 13 TIMES.

WE TURN OUR CLOCKS BACK AN HOUR AS WE HEAD TO CARTAGENA. IF I HADN’T MENTIONED IT BEFORE WE HAD TO PUSH OUR CLOCKS AHEAD 1 HOUR AS WE MOVED INTO THE ARUBA AREA.