Cruise Day 15 - Last Day at Sea

This is our last day at sea. 14 knots in 2 m swells but still a pretty comfortable ride. fingers crossed, haven't been sick yet. Slept in and decided to miss out on breakfast.

Great to have a balcony. Saw this lone albatross swooping over the ocean surface. Apparently some of them don't land for 5 years. Mysterious how they have a shag - on the fly? Is that the original mile high club? Magnificent big birds.

The Albatross

Before you know it, it was lunch. The ship has laid on a special brunch which is just the same everyday buffet lunch with a couple of special additions. The decorations were ingenious and beautiful. It's a bit odd having the crew in full uniform lining up the corridor wishing everyone a good lunch. At least there are no mainland Chinese here as they would lose their minds with the sea food on display. Chinese tourists are like sea gulls around a chip when it comes to sea food buffets. Believe me they can pick a platter clean quicker than piranhas at a carcass in the Amazon. By now, we are pretty jaded with the buffets - I had a bit and Debbie had a cup of tea! Just can't take the Pom out of the girl!

Silver Sea Special Brunch

Cocktails on arrival - too early for me but for the walking dead, they can drink

The veggie stand at the entrance

Start at the caviar station - I wonder who is the muppet who thought that it was good idea to catch a big fish, grab the eggs and throw out the rest!

follow with the antipasto

More claws than you can throw a stick at. Sorry Jenny Mac, no oysters. I was prepared to have a couple for you

Silver Seas Laksa - complete fail. Just get a proper Chinese chef. Indians and Filipinos do not do laksa

wish the Chinese would boycott our crayfish again, then we can to have them

For the Herbivore - they are certainly getting short changed with the food.

Pretend to be healthy and go for the sushi and sashimi

Dessert station - my favourite

The cheese board

After lunch I went to the Enrichment lecture about Motown music. For me, it was the best lecture series of the cruise. The defence analyst was pretty good too as he was speaking about current issues. The rock and roll just brought back memories of my youth. Great music but 100% shitty fashion. All that shiny rayon, flares and long collared shirts exposing the 2 chest hairs I had studiously cultivated. All the hard work chasing the girls , not like today where the girls chase the blokes and buy them drinks! They don't even bother, they just click their mice flirtatiously when on line!

Rock and Roll Legends - Motown

Who remember the Marvelettes - hit with Please Mister Postman

Stevie Wonder

The drifters (now the old drifters) - they called themselves the Drifters because their line up was always changing with 11 lead singers

Motown group photo

The Supremes - Diana Ross on the right, shagged the label owner and became a star. also helos that she's got talent. Nowadays you just have to lip sync

Marvin Gaye - the Prince of Motown

The Jackson 5 - outrageous outfits

Smokie Robinson and the Miracles - so called because he thought it would be a miracle if they make it

The Temptations - man, they were cool! Nothing like 5 black fellas in matching suits doo wopping with synchronised dance moves.

The everyday crude graphic showing our global position

Time to dinner. We have a table for 1930 hrs at the Italian La Terazza. Looks like a dress up thing so I am going to give the jacket a last outing. Fabulous meal. The lasagna was awesome. House wine was very good to my uneducated palate. Started chatting to this older couple from the Mornington Peninsula. He's a retired vet - multiple coronary stents nd still going. There is hope for me yet. I have already refered myself to Alison for my future stents.

We finished off with a whiskey in the Panorama lounge before bed.

We are off to Hobbiton, Tauranga tomorrow. We can see land off our portside as we are hugging the coast. The weather looks grim but here's hoping for some sunshine tomorrow.

Furiously knitting. I thought that it was crop top jumper but it just wasn't finished

One last time dolled up for dinner

Grim looking weather

Stowaway - just happy to be out of the wind