February 9, 2014. The Queen Elizabeth. Con Coughlin.

Once again, I was unsuccessful. Late last night, I completed by little blog. But it disappeared, never to be seen again. I know better than working very late, but I had forgotten to do it earlier in the day. Ken is sure that I hit a wrong button on the computer, thus erasing the whole thing. Grrr. After dinner, we attended the evening entertainment in the theater. I had always loved Nat King Cole and last evening, the man was singing the old favorites, all in the style of NKC. The songs were the same and the style was the same but this singer could not sing in tune. On the way back to our cabin, we stopped to hear the ship’s dance band, which was excellent, so we listened while we watched the dancing from the balcony above. Now if only they could find a good trombone player, the band will be really good. Yesterday, we attended a lecture given by Con Coughlin . He has just published a book about Winston Churchill’s first war, the British war of 1897, in Afghanistan. It is always a pleasure to hear more about Churchill and his formative years. We also attended another talk by John Pett, the geologist, discussing the Ring of Fire. The pictures of volcanoes were spectacular. These first two full days at sea have been pleasant. We have been travelling southwest, heading for Hawaii. This morning, it is warmer, with less wind. From now on, we should get warmer every day.