Rorotonga Part 3

After Bora Bora we had a sea day and our 5th Formal Night.  The day passed quickly with gym, dancing class, a talk describing  the islands on our next few stops, followed by a talk by a former astronaut describing the space program.  Unfortunately his every second word was “ah” so although I would enjoy hearing more about the space program, I won’t be going again—I had to miss my Bridge Instruction Class because of that . 

For lunch, I decided to go to the dining room instead of the grill.  I had such interesting table companions, that I’ve decided to go to the dining room all the time in the future.  At diner time, we are always at a table with the same companions, but at breakfast and lunch, we are always ushered to a table with someone different.  It’s like spinning the roulette wheel to see who you end up with. That is a lot more exciting than sitting by myself on deck or asking someone to join them in the grill. 

I had a comb out scheduled for 3 p.m. so after lunch I went to my room to wash and curl my hair.  There was a Sunday Vigil Mass at 4:30 so I attended that and that looked after Church for today.  For the formal night, I wore my long black skirt and a black and silver sequined top which I purchased aboard ship.  Pictures to follow – hopefully.

I went and had a couple of dances before dinner with our dance hosts.  The after dinner show was called “The Rat Pack” and as you can guess, it was 3 guys trying to imitate and sing the songs of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Junior and Dean Martin.  They had very nice voices and i enjoyed hearing all those old familiar songs, even though I dozed off occasionally – I had 1 1/2 glasses of wine for dinner and that will put me to sleep any time.  Believe it or not, I was too tired to go dancing afterwards so I found my way to the piano bar and listened to Diane Fast.  She plays beautifully and knows just about any song you can request.  Those she doesn’t know, she learns,  usually before the next evening.  I left there before the end of the show and went to bed, thinking I would read for a while.  At 3 a.m. I awoke to find the light on and  my book and glasses in the bed with me.  I really had been sleepy ! ! ! !