Our first port of call is Vigo, Spain, a two day sea journey from Amsterdam. During those two days there were more activities that we wanted to do than we could possible attend.
On Sunday morning, we went to "A Story Chain…". Garrison told a story, and then invited members of the audience to tell stories that his story brought to their minds. His story was really good. The stories told by members of the audience were of varied quality. Some were pretty good, others could have been more engaging.
After lunch we got a good seat at the Ocean Bar to hear Robin and LInda Williams with Rich Dworsky (piano) and Rich Kriehn (fiddle). Robin and LInda have been married 39 years and have been playing together all that time. They are a lot of fun to listen to, even if it is not my favorite style of music. The short clip below is one of the styles they play, but it is not all this hard core country. The side musicisans are incredible, as you can hear for the short piano solo. Be patient, the video may take a while to load.
After that, Chuck went to a spinning class in the gym to be tortured a bit.
Each night there is a special program in the Show Room hosted by Garrison. This is our 5th PHC cruise (yes, we could be called groupies). Since the first cruise, we get in line pretty early in order to get a good seat. We met Richard and Claire Bock that first cruise and have sat together ever since. Sunday night's show was an introduction to the specialist that are on board leading seminars, etc. There are naturalists, Spainish cultural experts, a photographer, dance instructors, and others. And, there is always some music.
AFter dinner in the main dining room, we got good seats to hear Connine Evingson, what I call a cabaret singer. She was joined by her piano player and Gary Raynor, the bassit from the Shoe Band. It was a very pleasant hour and nice way to close the evening.
The sea animal on our bed was a jelly fish. You can actually buy a book with a title something like "The Art ot Towel Folding". It shows you 40 different animals you can make with towels.