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LAST NIGHT:
Opened the tin box of Leonidas candies yesterday afternoon. It was one of our Titanium status benefits.
Our waitress last night in Compass Rose was Kerti, from Bali. There were 7 of us at the table. Sorry now I did not get a photo of everyone.
Joydeep was our wine sommelier. We all enjoyed a Cline Cashmere Black from Sonoma CA
Roasted prime rib
Brownie with vanilla ice cream
Andy introducing Terry Bishop
Another great show by Terry Bishop. He announced that he will be on next year's world cruise too.
TODAY:
Our position at noon today is about half way from the Dominican Republic and our next port of call on the island of Bonaire. Seas are smooth again today with air temperature of 80 degrees.
Since we will be visiting the ABC Islands the next three days here is some information about them.
ABC ISLANDS
Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao are
known as the ABC Islands located off the coast of Venezuela. The islands have a shared political history
and Dutch status. They were ceded to the
Netherlands by the Anglo-Dutch Treat of 1814.
Aruba and Curacao are now self-governing countries of the Netherlands while
Bonaire is a special municipality of the Netherlands and subject to Dutch laws. People have Dutch nationality with associated
benefits and hold European passports.
Dutch is the official language however a unique Portuguese creole
language has developed. Black people
make up the majority population on Bonaire and Curacao while a combined
European-indigenous mix make up the Aruba people. These small islands have a total population
of 285,000. The climate is very dry with
year round temperatures between 82 and 99 degrees.
Had these Buffalo wings with bleu cheese dip at lunch today.
We spent the afternoon in our suite. I did some research on the ABC Islands and Bonaire. We also watched on tv the taping of Terry Bishop's lecture this morning. Rebecca played solitare on her Kindle. I also called our neighbor in Durango, Melissa, who is watching our house.
Our plan for this evening will be pre-dinner cocktails up in Observation Lounge then dinner in Sette Mari. Compass Rose menu for tonight does not excite us so will have some Italian food. I believe we will be having grilled veal chop with a creamy marsala mushroom sauce and polenta. Photo may be posted tomorrow if I can remember to take it before cutting into the chop.
The show tonight is featuring Linda Gentille's second performance. We really enjoyed her first show as she is a fantastic pianist.
We are scheduled to dock in Bonaire by 8am tomorrow. I have a tour so will try to get some photos of the island posted tomorrow. Also we plan to watch the NFL division championship games on tv.
