Friday May 31 – At Sea

We had a talk by Huck on Mina Qaboos in Muscat where we will be in a couple of days time.  We have been here before so have decided to go out to the beach in a four wheel drive and then on to a wadi, with a walk in this region.

We spent a wonderful afternoon being entertained by Jon Darsk.  He is a flamboyant pianist entertainer.  On the grand piano he played the first two movements of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, The Polonaise in A flat and the Nocturne in E flat by Chopin, a tribute to Gershwin with a medley of his works, including Rhapsody in Blue and a South American medley with tunes including The Mexican Hat Dance. 

The flowers around the ship are spectacular and the florists prepare fresh flowers each day for people to buy for their cabins.

We are now sailing through the Arabian Sea close to India.

Because the majority of passengers are from Australia, we have satellite coverage of most of the AFL and NRL games on TV. No advertising either so it is a great service.