Wednesday, January 13, 2016

New Years - 2016 - Day 14

A day at sea except we are on an inside passage called the Straits of Magellan and then at 12:30pm we entered the Patagonia Fjords.  We think the word Patagonia is so neat!!  The key is that we are basically travelling up to the next port on a very wide salt water river with large hills and mountains on either side of the ship.  It is very calm and the temperature is starting to get warmer.  Perhaps tomorrow we will be able to be out on the deck – but not today.

Ed was up first, ate breakfast and then went to the gym.  We he got back to the room, Barb was ready to walk around. 

Nothing really exciting – we went to a jewelry sale and then to Chef’s program on how to cook the perfect steak and we really learned some things in that presentation.

Then we went to Aqua Spa and had the baked salmon with vegetables and again it was very good.

We looked as some future cruises in March of 2017 so we will have some choices for everyone when we see them Feb 22.

Then we went to the casino and Ed played in the Blackjack tournament and qualified for the finals again but did not win.  In both tournaments, the dealer virtually never broke so Ed’s strategy did not work.

We then played a session in the casino and both Barb and Ed won nice

Then of course it was time for a nap.

In an effort to attract a lounger cruiser, they have done away with specific formal nights and they now call them “Evening Chic” which includes formal gowns and Tuxes, but also allows people to dress down a little.  We are going formal and a lot of others were dressed very well also, so that is good..

We dressed for dinner which was excellent with items like beef wellington, lobster tail and lamb.  The couple who had been missing from our table joined us and they are from San Diego, CA and we have some new conversations with them.
Then it was off to the casino where Barb did really well and Ed lost a little.
Tomorrow is another sea day and we hope warm enough to sit on the pool deck.
Night from the Canal Trinidad in South America.
 
Lunch - we split it

 
Afternoon snack

 

Formal Night

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