800 Miles to Maderia!

Time again for the noon report. Before going any further I must admit that we almost missed the dance class today - and it was at 10:30. The problem actually was yesterday. We spent the afternoon at the art auction. Judy saw a nice painting - original of course - the day before in the gallery when we were having some wine - and it came up for bid. During the break she was down looking at it and really liked it for an opening bid of about $1500. The auction started after the break and the auctioneer turns to our side of the room and says I have your bid. At the time I was doing a puzzle so not really paying attention. Next it is going twice and I realized that he was looking our way. Judy says yes I bid on it and I figure well it is a big ocean they will never find the body! SOLD! DAMM! It turned out the a lady in a tier below us had actually bid. Close call but I can see what is going to happen sometime in the future.
Anyway all that pressure made me a little tired! So we decided to spend some time in the sun and then back to the cabin to get ready. There was a comedian (very good) that was doing another routine. We heard him the first night and we have seen him on other cruises. So that was a 7 pm show. After that it was the art gallery "looking at art" and enjoying the free drinks - any scam you can find. We actually met a very nice couple and so chatted with them for a few minutes while having another wine.
Dinner followed and with the "Ma" having had 3 glasses of wine she was quite talkative at dinner. She had to tell her "American climber story". Then it was off to the Salsa and Latin American party so we spent some time dancing. That Latin stuff is quite tiring! But it was fun! That was followed by the "Canada Day Party" at 11:30 where they played music from across Canada -Adams, BTO, Twain, Hip, etc. So by the time we got back to the cabin it was after midnight!
That is why we hardly made breakfast this morning. We also turned the clocks ahead last night. We will be doing the same today. So today being Saturday, we "decided" to sleep in. Tomorrow we have line dancing (and another time change) at 9:30 so we better put in a wake up call! This morning the dance lesson was the Waltz and they are having an afternoon tea party with dancing so we need to get to that. And these are the relaxing days at sea! Hope everyone is enjoying your weather as it continues to be warm here. Cheers!