I had a lie in today, I’ve done the gym five days straight, and it was very bumpy at 6:30 so I thought I’d give it a miss. We went to the buffet for breakfast and the selection there is very good so requested an omelette from the egg fairy. We thought we’d sit in the Carinthia Lounge for a while via a trip to the Pursers desk to get a statement. We’ve about halfway through our OBC, which isn’t too bad as that also includes the service charge.
The sun is out, we haven’t seen it for a couple of days. So we retired to the Pavilion pool to read in the sunshine. I took Jane on in the North Atlantic ping pong championship where she comprehensively beat me 11-1, 11-8. We listened to Purple Haze for half an hour before heading to the MDR for lunch. I should read the menu better as the seafood cocktail had grapefruit in it and I really don’t like grapefruit. Scallopini Milanaise was very nice though.
There was a matinee in the Royal Court theatre where Cassie and Maggie Macdonald, a Newfoundland folk duo, were playing. I’m glad we made the effort to go as they were very good.
We sat in the Carinthia Lounge for a while before the final insights lecture of the day Michael Kushner’s talk on Agent Zig Zag.
Then it was Commodore o’clock where I met Jane up on deck nine, I had a Doombar or two and she had a breakfast martini, followed by a Mary Pickford. This was a Bacardi and Maraschino cocktail.
Tonight was the final formal night of the crossing, and had a Masquerade theme to it. I had onion soup to start, pork fillet and marzipan panacotta for dessert. Then bed.