29th July

29th July Sea Day Sunny some cloud Temp 27c smooth sea.
The Port Talk today was about the Panama Canal. As we have already been through the canal in 2010 we decided to have a sleep in and a late breakfast. Later I went to Evon's lecture "Pirates, Privateers & Bucaneers". She told us a lot about pirates through the ages, particularly the recent one off the coast of Somalia. Did you know that Julius Caesar was once captured by pirates and held for ransom of 25  talents. He told them they did not realise who they had captured and gave them 50. They released him and he then got his legions to capture them, they were crucified and his money recovered. I am not sure how true all this is but Evon told us.
Today we had lunch in the dining room with Pam & Peter a couple who were on our dinner table on the World Cruise 2010. We have kept in touch with them since then by email and just missed meeting up with them last year when we went to Nth Queensland. Coral came with us. Also on our table was Evon the lecturer. Pam was able to show Betty how to use Facebook with Candy Crush. Both of us did our walks around deck 7 this afternoon.
In the Vista Lounge tonight was a comedian Gabe Ableson who was quite good.