Day 76 26th March 2011

The clocks are on the march again and they went forward one hour last night to GMT-6 or six hours behind UK time. We are continuing to steam south along the coast to Mexico. The weather has continued to be calm although the temperature has remained warm rather than hot. There is a lack of other vessels today with none sighted by the end of the afternoon. I did my 13 laps of the deck with very few people sitting out since the entire promenade deck was in shadow but with a lot of people walking slowly around. It is rather like an obstacle course having to weave in and out of them. However, the cool temperatures made it ideal walking conditions.

Prior to the walk we went and listened to a new speaker talking about the dam buster raid. Chris thought he gave too many details but I just thought he knew his subject. He is doing a series of RAF subjects and speaks well with good presentation techniques. After the talk we needed to recharge the powered chair’s battery for an hour and then we tried to watch a film called, ’Beyond a Reasonable Doubt’ except it was. We left after 40 minutes. It is difficult to give any positives since it was slow, lacked a believable plot and the acting seemed more suitable to a comedy than a thriller.

It’s a quiet day with a formal dinner tonight and another opportunity to have our photographs taken with the captain. No sure if we will attend the captain’s party since they are normally a bun fight as there are free drinks.