Day 58 At sea, en route for St. John’s

This is the most extraordinary and fascinating of journeys. We have just one final day in the eastern extremities of North America, Newfoundland.This morning, after a late breakfast, I soaked up the sun for a while and partook of an early lunch, before attending an afternoon concert for soprano and piano. The recital, given by Irving and Brown was worthy of inclusion in the Buxton Festival and was very reminiscent of one of their major fund raising events. The concert was billed as “Sacred and Divine – Vocal music of the Christian Church. What it in fact was, music written for performance, rather than as part of an act of worship. I was not surprised and only disappointed very slightly. What we had was a recital of music from various oratorios and other religious inspired works, mainly by J.S. Bach, Handel and Mozart. The soprano soloist and accompanying pianist performed each item to spectacular perfection, this being appreciated by all those attending..I partook of a mini afternoon tea and then joined a table of Australians for the afternoon trivia quiz in the Golden Lion. I have been invited back!Dinner was a formal affair tonight, and a few took the trouble to dress in 1920s attire, this being the evening’s theme.Erma joined Glenis Denise and I for the show, and afterwards in the Commodore Club. Through a side window, I could see a cruise ship parallel with ours, close as if sailing in tandem. I got all excited and dashed to my room at the other end of the ship for my camera. I dashed further to the Boat Deck, set the picture up. All of a sudden, Lumix appeared in the digital view finder, and the camera shut down with a flat battery. An industrial expletive was lost in the night air!There are just 11 nights left of this marathon voyage. I shall never be ready to return home!Thanks for reading,David.