Sunday at sea

OPEN GORGEOUS BLUE SEAS 2 21 10
I had some oranges and Ed went to the gym while I started to catch up with these blogs.
WWII lecture
This fellow is very good and is providing us with different perspectives than other speakers we’ve had on this topic. He was a HS social studies teacher and there’s some of that quality that I find off putting but overall he’s very good and obviously loves his topic which counts for a lot.
Trivia
We played in the am and the pm. Chuck and Evelyn were glad to see us return but we need to find 2 more solid members: one Brit and one young. In the afternoon a couple from Canada joined us. We didn’t win either time but we didn’t have to hang our heads in shame either. I gave the staff member my collection of trivia questions with citations in case they wanted to use any of them and be able to provide the malcontents with a citation to dispute. He seemed glad to get them though I don’t know if they’d ever use them since I’m on here. I couldn’t possibly remember all those answers so I’m probably pretty safe.
Sunday brunch
This was a zoo. Probably because so many folks waited until noon to arrive and wanted to get out for an event at 1:30. As always we visited with some delightful people who are getting off in New Zealand and will be driving around the country for 2 weeks. We have met several folks who have done that. The food as you may expect was terrific.
Cosmos lecture
They have an astronomer on board and she did a good job of introducing us to astronomy and showing us various ways scientists get information about the cosmos. She has several other lectures and though I’m not absorbed by this topic, she is interesting and I’ll get the answer to some questions. There is a hope that there will be a “star party” one night if the weather cooperates. We will bring our flashlights and binoculars.