We are sailing toward Puerto Limon, Costa Rica. I spent much of the morning pulling down e-mail and posting my blog. Used nearly 60 precious internet minutes. I went to the culinary lecture this morning and to my surprise, the chef is the owner of Matt’s Restaurant at Pike St. Market in Seattle. He showed us how to sear a perfect salmon. He really used too much oil for most people, me included. I suggested using cooking spray instead. Not sure if that was appreciated. My salmon is near perfect as well. J
After a nice lunch in the dining room, I had to rush back to my room to get ready for my class. The tech had everything together and set up my power point. Not one technical problem. Some of you OCW conference people will appreciate that. I had quite a number of people and feel we’ll have some good critique groups. I did an introduction and overview and gave them an assignment. My next class day is the day after tomorrow after we leave Panama. We’ll get down to business then.
Evening came on us rather quickly. It was formal night and I wore my long black sleeveless dress with my new purple/blue elegant jacket and rhinestone shoes. The Captain had his welcome party before dinner with drinks and appetizers and an introduction of the officers. Dinner at eight was way too slow—took two hours and then it was time for the show. Mitzi Gaynor was our entertainment. I wasn’t really entertained. She’s in her eighties and is still in good shape, but her voice is shot, she moves slowly and I personally think she might want to consider leaving show business behind. She seemed a bit pathetic— she could have been elegant and maintained an air of dignity. Unfortunately, she came off as being needy. I felt sorry for her.
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