July 28, 2009
Foggy
So much for the nice weather. Well we had one day. This morning found us on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland lost in fog. This is typical of summers in this part of the world, where the warm Gulf Stream hits the cold Labrador Current and Canadian jetstream.
Today’s Maxtone-Graham lecture was on the French liner Normandie, which, though she only had a six-year career before being destroyed by fire, is regarded by many as the stylistic apex of ocean liner development. The last lecture of an excellent series; almost worth the price of admission by themselves.
But the big news of the day is that I’m the QM2′s men’s shuffleboard champion (at least for today)! This victory was attained by beating two kids, as well as a gentleman my own age on a fantastically lucky shot. Other highlights of the day included attending a poetry reading with harp music, and more evening music for me. I also made my last medicinal experiment with a rum and coke. It tasted like coke-flavored paint thinner. I quit.
