Day 5 No Charlottetown but Day at Sea

With high winds proving to give adverse conditions, the captain had to make the call not to drop anchor in Charlottetown. Tenders would not have been possible in these rough seas. The captain did his best to keep us in calm waters today - on the east side of Cabot Trail - away from the Gulf of St Lawrence. 

With Bonine in my system, I slept soundly until 8:30 am. Mom and I went up to the Lido deck for breakfast. At 10:30 am we went to a talk hosted by Sabine- where she interviewed musician Brett Cave and comedian ventriloquist Mike somebody!!  Each had been employed by Holland America for years. Brett Cave stays on our ship till Boston, then moves over to the Rotterdam. He has 4 weeks on and two weeks off in his contract. Mike has 5 weeks on and 3 weeks off.  Both have wives and children at home!

We stoooed by LC and B’s room for a visit. They decided to eat lunch in the Lido and Mom and I went to the dining room. We were fearful of dropping our food and spilling our drinks so the dining room seemed a safer bet. 

Our plans originally had been to rent a car in Charlottetown so we simply cancelled that reservation. 

Mom went to an Update your hairstyle session (she was told that her style was very suitable!). LC and I went to a travel trivia contest and had fun and winning results with our “Commonwealth” team. Two Brits, 2 Torontoians and ourselves were quizzed in Canada and New England!!  With a near perfect score, we won a lovely Canada New England HAL pin. 

By 3 pm , Mom and I returned to the room for a sleep - best way to deal with the rocky seas!  They had sick bags available by the elevator near the Crowsnest on Deck 10!  In reality though, the captain has kept us at a slow pace and in sheltered areas to avoid the roughest of seas. 

The dining room for dinner had Tekut and Aries giving us the utmost attention as usual!!