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JOURNAL day 2 (at sea)
We woke to a beautiful sunrise. Having lived on the west
coast most of our lives this was the first time we've seen a sunrise
over the ocean. The Inspiration dining room was sparcy populated
for breakfast. Breakfast is awful early plus we had to turn the
clocks forward an hour last night. Some breakfast selections were
eggs benedict, ham & cheese omlette, pancakes, and eggs with bacon. Even though there were a few clouds it looked like it was
going to be a warm one today.
 Most of the sunny lounge chairs were
already marked, so we took a few in the shade but soon enough they
weren't. Many of the loungers were manuevering to catch the rays.
I was happy to have my $10.50 bucket of budweiser and watch my kids
in the pool.
The sun turned back to shade so I wandered the ship back to
the room to get ready for our first formal night. Dinner selections
included grilled stuffed quail,
veal parmesean, penne pasta with
scallops and lobster, some king of eggplant, and filet mignon.
With seven at our table I got a chance to try just about everything .
My favorites tonight were the veal and the filet.
The show in the Mikado was called,"Rhythm". Many of the
songs were written by the songwriters referrenced by the ship
(Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, etc..). The loudest ovation was for
a trio "River Dancing". Costume and scene changes were too many to
count in this high energy review.
The dancers made several trips
into the audience, each time handing out trinkets associated with
that song. After the show the kids stopped by Tiffany's for an
ice cream. On the way back we checked out the Romeo & Juliet
lounge for a couple of dances before retiring to the room.
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