Dec 30

It was sunny but quite windy as we sailed to the mouth of the amazon and out into the Atlantic.  Towards the mouth area the river was so wide that all we saw was water and not a hint of land.  The tan color of the Amazon continued well out into the Atlantic.  Today is a sea day as we sail towards Devil's Island (as in the movie Papillon with Steve McQueen & Dustin Hoffman.)  Terry Breen gave a talk on the history of the 3 islands and what we can see there.  There was a German Fruehschoppen lunch grilled on the pool deck and at 3:00pm there was a Country Fair on the pool deck (a repeat of the one on Nov 23) where the different crew departments set up games.  We could win raffle tickets and at the end, 10 tickets were drawn for prizes.  Tea time featured a variety of strudels.  At dinner we sat with Giovanni, the Chief Engineer whom I've known for several years.  Stephanie Baldwin sang "Broadway Favorites, From Stage To Screen" for the night's entertainment.