What a day we had yesterday. Drama, mishap, mystery and intrigue. I started my day off preparing for my time outside on the deck in freezing weather for the next few days. Silky long johns are ready, sweater, jeans, down jacket, snow boots, arctic hat and gloves. That is my ensemble for the outer decks

I went to the Lido for breakfast and was sitting with my young Scottish friend. A wave or swell hit the ship just before we rounded the horn and we listed to starboard for quite some seconds before the ship righted itself. A lady close to me was thrown from her chair and as far as I know she is ok. Dishes, coffee and orange juice went flying everywhere. The list was at least to the Main Deck which is where my cabin is located.

After this occurrence just when the Captain is blowing the whistle to indicate we were at the place where the Pacific joins the Atlantic it started to snow. This is quite a sight when you are aboard a ship in the middle of an ocean. I did receive another certificate for rounding the horn and it is also suitable for framing.

The rest of the day was quite uneventful ; went to the chef presentation and the lecture on the Antarctic (I have tried to go to all the lectures about the Antarctic since I am quite ignorant on this subject.). Took a nap and then got ready for the evening festivities. I was attending the Mystery Dinner at the Pinnacle Restaurant and we started off by going to the party for our high school reunion. There were a lot of characters at the reunion party including Agnes Crabapple, the school librarian, Nate Nurdley, the victim, Mario Testosteroni, the detective, Venus Mantrap and many more.

The dinner was very good with lobster and fillet as the main course. I was seated with another couple, Diane and her husband, and Agnes Crabapple. The lights went out and Nate Nurdley was murdered in the kitchen. It seemed like everyone got in character and played along. When Agnes was being questioned I, of course, stepped in as her attorney and advised her to keep her mouth shut. After all the main characters were questioned and all were accusing each other of the dirty deed, we voted on who was guilty. We came up with Jaques Strappe as the guilty party with I might add, a little coaxing by Agnes. AND, the killer was Agnes Crabapple. As she was hauled away, I shouted keep your mouth shut. I don’t have a good photo of Agnes as she moved when I took the shot.

I went back to my cabin and my key wouldn’t work so I was on my way to the front desk to have it re-zapped when a code red was called. The ship’s crew were racing to get to the Explorer’s Lounge. I heard later someone had choked on an olive but they were all right.