We didn’t go off the ship today. There were no scooter buses
available except the shuttle to downtown Valencia--about 30 minutes drive. We
have never been here before and we would love to see the Science and Art buildings
but we got in at 11 a.m. and are leaving at 5:30 p.m. so there wasn’t time. Here is a sample of what we missed.
We stayed on board and I had a swim. It was as warm as the
pool at home. I met some Canadians in the pool and we discussed their recent
election of Justin Trudeau. In our last
port, they saw demonstrations about the shootings in Paris. Some Spaniards are
in favor of more liberal immigration and some are against it. There was five
minutes of silence in all the Euro countries today.
When we were in Tangier, there was a huge sign on the ship
that said, “Stay back 50 feet from the ship or you will be shot.”
We have wonderful TV reception and have only lost contact
with the world at large for short periods of time. The Maasdam still carries
FOX news and the BBC but, instead of CNN, we now have MSNBC and CNBC. I am a
big fan of both of those channels. The movie selection has decreased to only
three a day but you can check out movies from the front desk. I am watching The Opening Bell on CNBC just
like I do at home.
We discovered another staff member named Made (Ma-day) today.
He said that it means Second Child in Balinese. Since we are both second children,
Bill changed his name sign to read Made Bill Park.
The show last night was a British soprano named Annette
Wardell. She was fantastic and got a standing ovation.
