Around the Horn

Day 29: At Sea

The last sea day of leg 2 of our 46-night journey was spent as are most, with a late breakfast and conversation with new friends. I spent some time packing up my belongings for an unofficial transfer out of the Diva suite. My 'significant other", Dave will be joining our Hornblower group for the third and final leg of the trip, and I will be dividing my time between the Royal Family Suite and a his balcony cabin on the port side of the Mariner.

The weather is starting to improve as we sail slightly northwest to Valparaiso, Chile, where some of our group will be disembarking to return home. Some have had a wonderful 30-day vacation in the Caribbean and South America, and others have joined us in Rio for the 15-day sailing around Cape Horn. Another group, including Dave, will be sailing with us from Valparaiso to Los Angeles. So although the core group of Hornblowers has remained the same, there have been several new faces on each leg.

The Grand Finale of the Cruise Director's Trivia Bowl saw the Champion "Divas and Wannabes" dethroned by 2 other teams in a close race. All in good fun and the competition will resume on the first sea day on the third leg. Tonight there will be several Super bowl parties held onboard as Steelers and Cardinal fans gather for the big game. Since the Patriots are not involved, I am more interested in the halftime show featuring Bruce Springsteen, and will head up to the 19th Hole Bar in my team jersey to join friends and watch the game.

Tomorrow : Valparaiso, Chile