13th August

13th August
Sea Day Partly cloudy with some sun. Temp 21c
A port talk with a difference today. It was titled "The Bounty & Pitcairn Island" but we are not docking there. We are going to cruise around it. Instead of the usual talk she actually gave us a history lesson about Capt Bligh and Fletcher Christian and the mutiny. After Capt Bligh was set adrift in a lifeboat Fletcher Christian had to find a hide out because he knew the British Navy would be coming after him. His crew wanted to go back to Tahiti and those gorgeous girls and they did but after kidnaping some girls they eventually got to Pitcairn Island where they beached the Bounty and burned it. Over the years there were many disputes and Christian was murdered but not before he had fathered a number of children. Eventually the British government found them and they were all moved to Norfolk Island which is why today you find a number of families on Norfolk Island with the name Christian. Evon also did a lecture today titled "The Mutiny on the Bounty" I did not go to it because it seemed to me to be a duplication.
Lunch today in the Horizon Court was a Fruit Pastry Buffet. Betty took some photos of the lovely creations, I just tasted one. We had lunch with Carol as usual and she went to 2 sessions of Bridge today. At 4pm I went to another lecture by Geoff about Thailand which in spite of their various problems still have a successful economy.
Entertainment wise tonight Betty, Coral & I went to hear Rebecca Lowe sing with the Orchestra. She was again fantastic. For some of her performance she was joined by her husband Koba. What a talented couple. She sang one song which she said is from a new musical called Havana. I hope it comes to Melbourne.