From todays nautical information made available to passengers in the “Daily Programme”:
“During the early hours of this morning QM 2 continued on her great circle track towards the
Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Our track this evening will take us over some of the deepest
sections of the Atlantic itself with soundings in this area of more than 4500 metres or 2.5 miles.
QM 2 will also pass the Flamish Cap later on this evening, a shallow of about 102 metres in the
otherwise 3500 metre deep ocean floor."
The day started slightly foggy, wet and with winds in gale force. Again: thanks to the ships
stabilisers the movement if very very moderate. Still now motion sickness tablets necessary.
Due to the weather conditions I spend a bit more time in the gym and explored after a nice
( but healthy breakfast ) the ships library. More then 10’000 books are available to be loaned out
or read in the very ambient surroundings of the library.
Nevertheless other entertaining and cultural events I enjoyed today:
- A fruit and vegetable carving demonstration by three of the ships chefs.
- Two lectures: “The Golden Age of Piracy Part 2” by Dr. Douglas R. Burgess and the most
interesting one “Middle East: The Past is Present” by the former US ambassador to Quatar
Chase Untermeyer. He give some very interesting insight about the past’s influence of toadys
situation in the Middle East. Many things eye-opening.
- After two formal nights ( formal as far as the dress code in concerned ) in the ships main restaurant
today was informal, still requiring a jacket for the gentlemen, cocktail dress, stylish separates or
equivilent for ladies. So I decided to participate in this very stylish surrounding. As an appetiser
I enjoyed a pre-dinner show in the ships theatre: “Swing, Swing, Swing” featuring the multi-instrumentalist
Michael Grant and the Cunards Royal Court Theatre Orchestra. A wonderful blend of pieces by Benny
Goodman, Acker Bilk, Paul Desmond and Gershwin.
This was followed by a great dinner. I choose a somewhat traditional English fair: Mulligatawny soup,
Roast Beef with horse-radish source and as pudding Eaton Mess. A wonderful Merlot made this even
more enjoyable.
After a short walk back to my room: lights out.
Let’s see what there is on the agenda for tomorrow.
BTW: Tonight we do NOT have to switch the clocks back.
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