Overnight the seas were a bit rougher and there were at least two instances during our sleep time when the Maasdam came down on a good sized wave. Throughout the day the seas calmed a bit so there wasn't nearly as much motion on the ship. The Lido pool was closed and it was a bit chilly to go out on deck. We didn't see the sun and the low level clouds persisted all day.
The 9am coffee chat was with Naomi, our Japanese guest chef from Seattle. She gave her background and credentials and was interesting to listen to. On the main stage Al Trullijo followed with his excellent presentation on Extreme Waves. Gloeta followed him with her energetic presentation on Volcanoes. After lunch there was dead time for me as I wasn't interested in constructing bead earrings. But my wife was all over that. So I read my first book during that time which was a novel about the first few days of the formation of Israel.
Jason Kelly presented the only afternoon talk which was on Russia's attempts to claim the Nirth Pole. It was Gala night but we ate in the Lido buffet with a couple from Woodinville. An a cappella group, The Filharmonic performed on the Main Stage and they were very good! The 5 guys are Filipino and sing in the tradition of Pentatonix. Rachel Moreno then gave her family history in the Evening Insight time.
We wrapped up the evening watching the movie 'Over Alaska' produced by KCTS in Seattle. It was dated a bit (a 2001 film) but still grand! I wish it would have been shown at the beginning of the voyage to introduce the passengers to the grandeur of Alaska. Afterwards we went to the 10:30pm feeding for a little late meal and conversation with friends from California. We gain another hour tonight as we head east.
I should note that there are many other activities during the day, but the ones I report on are the ones I or we participate it.
There's a cool event tomorrow night, but you'll have to wait for it in tomorrow's blog.
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