Day 173

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

 CRUISING THE CORAL SEA

Sea days tend to be repetitive, not that that's a bad thing, but they offer little chance of photo ops for the blog. However, I did run into something worth relating:

The Blonde Painter

A blonde university student is on summer vacation and she is trying to earn money for tuition. She walks down a street and knocks on doors hoping to get small jobs. At one house a man answers and she tells him she will do any odd job he needs done. He considers this and asks her if she can paint. She replies, “Oh yes”.

He asks what she will charge to paint the porch, thinking that painting the porch is an all day job, one job he has been avoiding. She says, “One hundred dollars”. He responds by offering 50 dollars. She hesitates and finally says, “The best I can do is 75 dollars”. They agree.

So, he buys the paint and brushes and turns them over to her. Two hours later she knocks on the door and says, “I’m done”.

Then she adds, “By the way, its not a porch, it’s a Lexus”. 

Today was another theme lunch - this time "A Taste of Italy". From the pastas to the sea food and meat dishes, choices were difficult to make. There were even biscotti for the after meal coffees. Are we pampered, or what?

 Surprise - in addition to the ship's usual delectable fare, tonight's dinner include a specially arranged buffet of various cheeses, pates and pastes from France, Italy and Spain with accompanying jellies, condiments, crackers and breads in The Aquavit Cafe. The French Pate de Campagne was the highlight. Glorious!
It's time for some Canadiana in the form of Toronto-based Juno Award-winning Hennie Bekker's "Evening Song".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xFrU1th9wo&t=166s


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