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Football game day update. 47-6 for Owen’s team at the start of the 4th. So far, so good. Edit, that was the final score. They are now 3 wins with 0 loses and 6 points against them.

Indeed. They did none of that and they suffered.

So to give you an idea of how hot it is, Lisa looked at me and said she’s had enough. In 42 cruises I’ve never heard her say that. We are now down on our balcony hanging out with some cold water enjoying the shade and listening to the waves gently break at the side of the ship. To give you an idea, the people who sat beside us for 20 minutes got up and left. They walked down a few stairs while waiting in line to get a drink the woman passed out. Not from alcohol consumption, but from dehydration and heat exhaustion. She sat and had a bottle of water while the crew attended to her. We had been there since eight in the morning and she only been there 20 minutes. It’s amazing the power of the sun. That being said, I didn’t see them have any water the entire time they were there. Envision it… And aft.

Belly flop contest about to being. When looking for floppers they put out the call for 300lb+ cruisers first. Photos to come.

Sunrise today. I might have been cloud blocked for a while, but she finally appeared. Givin’ you that balcony vibe. She gave the ship nice glow.

Some sunset photos from two nights ago. This freighter passed along our starboard side.

I’ve looked at this in our bathroom every day. Am I the only one who reads these top 2 lines the same way? I mean certainly Lisa, and Lynn our cabin steward, would rather I rush than not. I’m going with my instinct with this one.

It is insanely hot. We are currently rotating every 20 minutes, basting in sun tan lotion, and dipping in the pool religiously. Edit: and hydrating with water and frozen drinks.

I’m tied up in stitches. 😉😂

The band is out and I’ve returned from riding. It went well, no falls today at all. View from the wave. Lisa came back and snapped a few pics.

I can’t fault you one bit. That being said, you would have an effect on the betting odds.

No one took the bet on the pool. As of 11:07am both are still open.

Remember Owen’s photo from music with the thumbs up? He just sent this one on from his teacher.

Owen just sent this photo to us from his music class. Not exactly sure how hard he is working in class right now. Let’s go that this was at the end of the class. The players dress up on game day. This year Owen went with a sports jacket, white or red shirt, and black pants. They alone went with these ugly Pit Viper sunglasses. one of his good friends are beside him. The full look at home. Yup, white game day socks. No mom picked those with turf fields.

Thanks for asking. Grandma has been feeding him well with her exceptional skills in the kitchen. We are lucky to have her to help us out. He had the final baseball tryout last night. He had a 4 pitch inning, and he isn’t a fan of pitching. His favourite position is centre field, but he can do it all. He was a football game this afternoon and an exhibition hockey game at 9pm tonight. Thankfully it’s at our home rink. We have been watching him get on the bus every morning on the security cameras and he waves at us. Occasionally we see Lucy following him down for the bus. All seems to be good at home.

Mid morning report from the pool. The seas are calm and it is exceptionally hot today. Lots of liquids will be consumed. Sunscreen will be applied in copious amounts too. I might even wish for the occasional cloud or two to provide some shade as well. Both pools are currently open.

We knocked off last night around midnight. I was up around 6:30 to catch the sunrise and it was partially blocked by clouds. Photos to come. A quick breakfast was consumed at the WJ and we are now flaked at the terrace seating by the pool. Lisa and I spoke briefly with one of the crew, who was dressed in blue coveralls who fix everything, to which I have named the penguins. Like the penguins in Madagascar who also fix everything. He was testing the pool water. We commented that it would be nice if the pool stayed open for longer than an hour today. The crew member responded with we should be good “so long as there are no more baby bowel movements in the pool”. Meanwhile, we are currently watching two young kids and their parents play in the shallow water along the pool edge. This is when the kids splash zone comes in really handy on the other ships. Are there gonna be an takers here on an over under to how long it’ll take for both pools to be closed, or how quickly the first one will be shut today? I mean, the odds got to be better taking bets with you guys than over luck at the casino last night.

The Love and Marriage was pretty good last night. Dinner at Hibachi had it beat though. In essence it was kinda the same thing, items being grilled over lots of heat. I had the steak and shrimp and Lisa had the chicken and steak. We noticed that they didn’t toss the egg on Mariner compared to the Oasis Class ships. Not sure if this is a Mariner only thing, or across all ships now. Love and Marriage was good, but we thought they spent too much time on choosing the couples. That’s just a “we” thing though. We think another round of questions would have been funnier than 30 minutes of picking the couples. The,couples picked were hilarious and it was even better as one set had their mom in the crowd and the other had their grownup kids. Marc Walker was also a great host, but after 26 years he knows how to work the crowd. I may have got some pizza on the way back to the cabin. I will say that with only cafe promenade for snacks the line can get long but it moved quickly. It would be nice if there was another quick area for snacks but not the end of the world.

Let’s call it a truce. I’d say that’s enough baseball talk until the games finish Friday night.

We are now at the Royal Theatre waiting for the Love and Marriage train wreck to begin. Dinner at Hibachi was 😋

Yup, that’s what Stub Hub is all about. If you want to see the Leafs play in Toronto, shy of knowing someone who has season tickets, the only way you get in is through a scalper or Stub Hub. Baseball is small potatoes in Canada for ticket pricing.

It certainly feels amazing to be showered and clean of salt water and sunscreen remnants. If there was a human car wash on the way back to the ship, I gladly would have joined that excursion.

Lisa just gave me the update, that they are tied 1-1 during the 6th. We get home late Saturday, but will be watching from home. Lisa looked on Stub Hub and amazing seats are out of this world in pricing. Asking isn’t getting though. You never know, they might be “sick” at home on Friday. I agree with you, why 4pm? The dome will be shut as well, the MLB never likes it open for any play off games. The ball carries well even though both teams benefit equally.

Thank-you all for tagging along today. I’m happy to provide some distraction from life at home and I hope you enjoyed it half as much as we did. 👍

OK, one more. Dinner at Hibachi tonight and who knows what to follow.