3 Days At Sea

            Sunday, 10 Mar 2019 – We were scheduled to anchor at Cooktown, Australia at 7:00 AM; however, due to high waves, the Captain decided to bypass the port and proceed directly to Darwin, which gave us another relaxing day at sea.  Ironically, we had tried to book an excursion there, a “Historic Cruise Down the Endeavour River,” which was about all we could handle after our 4-day trip to Uluru, but it was already booked to capacity.

            Sally had a good night’s sleep, so she felt rested.  We went to breakfast at about 8:30 AM.  In addition to our usual vitamins and prescriptions, Jesse took some cold medication which made him feel much better.  Later, we went for a swim and then lunch.  We had accumulated quite a few dirty clothes during our overland excursion, so Jesse went to the laundry room and did a couple of loads while Sally napped.  For some reason, the ship has stopped charging for use of their self-service laundry.  We danced again in the Insignia Lounge after dinner, where we met a couple from Peoria.  They told us that they often rent cars for one way to Chicago to cheaper, direct airline flights.  For some reason, we had never considered this, but will definitely do so in the future.  We also met a couple of new dancers, Jane and John, from Florida.  They boarded the ship in Sydney and will be cruising to Tokyo.  We were glad that they had complained to Leslie, the Cruise Director, about the dance music because, after that, the music had become a whole lot better!  We also decided to stay for the show afterwards, which was a performance by the Australian comedian, Scott Williams.  Jesse had met him in the restaurant and had promised to stay for one of his shows.  Scott’s act was quite funny, and he also performed a magic trick.  We were in bed by 10:45 PM.

Our Cabin Stewards, Ancizar & Sabio

            Monday, 11 Mar 2019 – Sally was awake by 6:15 AM, but Jesse had stayed up and watched a movie last night and slept until 9:00.  We ate breakfast late and went for a swim before lunch.  Sally napped for a couple of hours after lunch, and then we wrote out postcards so they could be mailed in Darwin.  Tonight was Australian Food Night in the Terrace Café, so we both tried kangaroo and crocodile skewers for the first time.  We liked the kangaroo, which tasted a little like beef, but neither of us cared for the crocodile, which we thought tough and tasteless.  After dinner, we danced for a half hour before retiring for the night.

            Tuesday, 12 Mar 2019 – Today was a relaxing day.  By 7:30 AM, we were both awake.  Since Sally felt a little drowsy, she went back to bed after breakfast.  Then we went for a swim and hurried to lunch.  However, the desserts were unusually scrumptious, causing us both to overeat.  Because no pre-show dancing was on the schedule, we danced in the Horizons for 45 minutes before dinner.  We were in bed by 11:00 PM.