January 15, 2020



At Sea



All five of us were at knitting and I was finally able to get a picture of the three Judys.  We discussed what was available in Buenos Aires (yarn wise).



Only five of us for trivia (Diana was not there).  We had 11 out of 15 but the winners had 12.


1.The U.S. flag has more (50) stars than any other.  Which country comes in second with 27 stars?

2.Who holds the record for the most NASCAR wins?

3.Which character in Monty Python and the Holy Grail continually insists, “It’s just a flesh wound.”

4.The English word “guitar” is borrowed from which language?

5.How much was the most money ever paid for a cow at auction – $67,000, $1.3 million, or $950,000?

6.Which animal undertakes the world’s longest migration each year?

Worked on my Project Linus blanket which I should finish by Saturday.

In Arts & Crafts we made a decorative cover for post-it notes.

I sat in the sun and had my afternoon ice cream for about 30 minutes.  Then I went to the Excursions office to ask a question about a tour in Valparaiso.  There were two excursions which were similar but very different in price.  The lady explained the difference and I booked it.  Right across from the office, Glenn-Michael (the lead EXC guide) was answering questions.  I wanted to know if he was going to have an Aussie sing-a-long on Australia Day as he did in 2018.  He said a decision has not yet been made.

Five of us were present for afternoon trivia and we asked a man sitting by himself to join us.  Again, I did not get his name.  We had 12 out of 16 and the winners had 14.

1.What Frenchman approved a stagecoach tunnel between France and England in 1802?

2.What river is mentioned in John Denver’s “Country Roads”?

3.Where would you be if you had a case of the Mercedes Bends?  (Yes, that is spelled correctly.)

4.What was the first TV western in color?

5.Who played the “I” in the “King and I”?  For another point, who played Anna in the remake?

6.What is always the total of four vertical faces of a die?

Because we have been traveling east but with no time change, today’s sunset was 30 minutes earlier than yesterday.  Therefore, I did not have time to swim before dark after trivia.  Instead I did some research on yarn stores in Punta del Este and Montevideo.

Instead of going to the Piano Bar, I went to dinner at 7:45 and there were already quite a few people in the dining room.  We had a special menu prepared by the HAL Culinary Council.

The entertainment was an opera singer.  I did not go.

Recife, Brazil tomorrow and I am going to get off the ship!

Morning trivia

1.Brazil

2.Richard Petty

3.the Black Knight

4.Spanish

5.$1.3 million

6.arctic tern (bird was accepted)

Afternoon trivia

1.Napoleon

2.Shenandoah

3.Hotel California

4.Bonanza

5.Deborah Kerr – remake, Jodie Foster

6.14

 the three Judys - on the 2018 GWV they chose the nicknames (from left to right) Judy Margaret, Judy Lee, and Judy Bob

 the post it note cover (above) and inside (below)

the special menu

we even had special plates

Smooth sailing until next time!