February 12, 2015 At Sea

Tonight is our last night in our 5 day string of sea days.  Didn’t do too much - reading, napping, trivia, mahjong, lectures, eating, catching  movies, etc.  The seas have been very calm, and the weather is getting hotter.  It’s been in the low 80’s and will be getting warmer as we go further south.  The sun really does seem stronger here.  Even sitting in the shade I’m still getting color.  They did the Neptune ceremony when we crossed the equator, which was kind of goofy.  We’re meeting lots of nice people - it seems to be about equal parts American, English and Australian, but there are a fair amount of Brazilians on board also.

Michael is determined to maintain, or perhaps even lose a little weight.  To that end, we’ve had only a few drinks, he’s cutting out potatoes and bread from his diet (I’m limiting myself to one dinner roll) and we’re focusing on vegetables and protein.  He got on the digital scale in the gym the other day and it bounced around in a 15 pound range depending on whether the ship was rolling or pitching.  He took the average.

Tomorrow is Salvador, Brazil.  We don’t have a tour scheduled - just plan to wander around a bit.