7th November 2009

The clock went forward again overnight and we are now 10 hours ahead of the UK. Another day at sea and the weather has seen a great improvement; although it is still windy it is nothing like yesterday and we have also had the pleasure of the sun. Despite our best intentions to get involved in the ship's many activities we once again did nothing but lay by the pool, moving only to get food and drink. I did, however, persuade Rosalyn to join me on a walk round the ship. Four circuits equals one mile and then she insisted she needed an ice-cream as a reward!

We went to the pre-dinner show which starred Donald Cant who had starred for 7 years as the Phantom in the Australian show Phantom of the Opera. He performed a mixture of musical and light opera numbers. Halfway through the meal the waiters serenaded the restaurant diners with a rousing rendition of O Sole Mio.

The casino finally opened today. While we were in Western Australia water it had had to remain closed. We went mad and spent a whole dollar in a slot machine. I would have liked to tell you that we won but that wouldn't be true.