Day 2 - Where in the World are the Wallys?

 We're out to sea, Billy!

The Ryndam's Captain Mark Rowden has just announced over the PA that we have travelled 305 nautical miles at an average average speed of 16 knots and are currently about 60 nautical miles off the coast of Oregon.

Our stateroom has a wonderful, large window, so we've always got a great view, even if we can't step directly outside. Our queen bed is like sleeping on air, a vast improvement from the living room floor we'd been sleeping on for the three nights before the cruise.

Thus, we slept in this morning and didn't make it to the Tai Chi class. As a replacement exercise, we decided to try some dance lessons at mid-morning. How hard can it be to learn the waltz?

Possibly, skipping off to use the facilities during those crucial first few minutes of the lesson was a mistake. That's when they teach the basic steps, which I missed, and I was incapable of making a smooth move for the rest of the lesson.

Dean and I haven't danced since our wedding, and today, it showed. After an embarrassing attempt to follow the instructors steps, some kindly folks had pity on us, and offered up some private lessons. But it was too late. Our confidence was in shambles. We failed miserably at the waltz.

However, at 2 o'clock, the Cha Cha Cha is being taught in the Crow's Nest Lounge! A gentleman named Don, from Campbell River, saw that I was a slow learner, and gave me a 20 minute private lesson, a futile attempt to give me a step up when I return at 2 pm to wow the crowd.

Perhaps, I've set my expectations, too high. I will be happy if I don't step on anyone's toes.

Cha Cha Cha