Today was only our second sea day and it found us in waters off the west coast of France. At breakfast we enjoyed some nice conversation with an Amsterdam travel agent who had 68 clients on board. Our first event of the day was the Mariner Society awards presentation which led immediately into the Mariner brunch. Following the brunch we participated in the 'On Deck For A Cause' the 3 mile charity walk. We were only able to walk the first mile as we attended a lecture on Lord Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar (we had seen the Trafalgar lighthouse earlier on our Cádiz excursion). But during that walk we got to see a lot of dolphins, and even took a few pictures.
Following the Lord Nelson presentation by Ian Page, we went back out on deck and resumed walking and logged another mile before participating in the wine tasting event for 4 Star Mariners by the Cellarmaster, Tony, who is from Canada. While we are not big wine drinkers, it was interesting to experience the effects of cheese on the wine taste (salt softens the acids in the wine). We then went back out and walked the final mile of the charity walk so that we had actually walked the entire 3 miles!
At 4 at the Lincoln Center Stage we watched the String quintet perform a set called Fresh Perspectives. 5:30pm found us at the Pinnacle Grill for the second of our specialty restaurant selections. We had a window seat and a couple (Bob & Francis) from Huntington Beach were seated next to us. For the first time in the Pinnacle we enjoyed conversation with another couple.
The evening's entertainment was Mario D'Andrea, a high energy guitarist, and the movie was Brooklyn.
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