Thursday - A day at sea

It is just after lunch and I decided to come back to the cabin and read and write a bit while Jan goes to a talk on Cairo. The weather has been about 70 today with no rain. A nice day. (I will admit that the ship rocked a fair amount from side to side, which has made me a bit queasy at times, but it is manageable.) After some breakfast, we began the day by participating in a fundraiser for Make A Wish foundation. Royal Caribbean has had a long-standing relationship with them. For ten bucks each we got a nice t-shirt and walked a number of laps on Deck 12. It was fun and a great cause. We get to Alexandria, Egypt tomorrow. The excursion we have signed up for will take us to the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, and give us a short cruise down the Nile.

Probably not surprising to some, I managed to become “infamous” on the ship last night. So much for being an introvert. The entertainment was a juggler, but he was much more. After the show had already begun, Jan and I moved down front to see better. He immediately started teasing us about being late, and asked us to move to the front row, which we did. Then he asked my name and gave me a fake stuffed hand, and asked me to throw it and hit him in the face every time the show got boring, which agreed to do. A few minutes later he needed a helper so I was called to the stage to help him with part of his routine. I was on and off the stage for the next hour. I had a blast, and everyone watching the show did so as well. I have had a number of people come up to me today and say thank you for a great show. They all know my name now, know we are from Kansas City, and several have asked if I was a “plant”. Hardly. It was truly a lot of fun.