FRIDAY, FEB 5TH--AT SEA

Posting to blog earlier today as room service delivered our Friday morning coffee at 8am. Should have left tv off because saw on FOX News that market was down big time today (Thursday). Not the way I wanted to start my day. The “Crew Capers” show yesterday evening was the best we have seen on a ship. We have a very talented crew. About all of cast was from Philippines and they did some of their dances and some singing. One of our waiters did fantastic Michael Jackson dance imitation. We had a very nice dinner with two couples from San Francisco who both have done multiple world cruises so was interesting to get their prospective. After dinner we went to another great show featuring singer from Australia, Donald Cant. Then we had nice talk with two couples who are also our neighbors on deck 6, aft. They both are getting off tomorrow in Sydney and will miss them as they are such nice people. One couple is from Vancouver and the other from Brisbane, Australia, but they knew each other before the cruise. They are all going to Brisbane tomorrow. We will meet them for cocktails tonight before dinner. Told them they can follow us on my blog. As for this morning, at 10am I am going to another of Andy’s financial lectures followed at 11am by lecture about the 1975 political crisis in Australia. This morning it is cloudy with showers around and 78F with very high humidity. A little smoother sailing this morning. Just checked weather forecast for Sydney and looks like rain for both days we will be there. Will be arriving there tomorrow, Saturday, at 9am. I want to be up early so I can be up on deck when we pull into Sydney harbor. There is a pre-dinner show at 6:15 by magician tonight so you know we will not be going to that. Change to today’s plan. Now going up to enter shuffleboard tournament at 10am with Allen as my partner.