We lost Telstra soon after passing through the Heads at Melbourne and changed to very expensive Maritime so I switched off my phone and went exploring. QM2 is huge and there are miles of corridor to get from one end to the other. Our cabin is aft with the gorgeous library at the bow: what a job that woman has, travelling the world as a librarian.
Our allocated dinner companions are interesting - two Italian-Australian couples with frank and outspoken opinions on everything, especially Maria who makes me laugh. Her husband Ferdie lived in Coonawarra as a child but a weird coincidence is that they were on Dawn Princess around NZ the same time we did our first trip. Maria has been dieting in preparation for this trip and is outraged by the tiny exquisite serves we are given.
David attended a lecture on rainfall modification and another on Sydney while I found a duplicate bridge tournament and a nice partner Margaret. We came second, not bad for a new partnership, and will have another game after Sydney. On shore days most of the activities are suspended.
Last night's entertainment (apart from Maria) was a singer Karen Beckett, very glamorous in sequins but pushing 60: very clever to have an older entertainer for an audience average age 70. Passengers are in the elderly conservative range and I doubt the nightclub gets much custom. Lots of British passengers: they boarded in Capetown and are getting off 22 days later in Sydney.
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