Monday 17 December 2018 - At Sea

Today was a rest day at sea.  Much appreciated as I have come down with a cold.  Ian did a tour of the galley.  I thought it wise not to go coughing and sneezing into the food preparation area.  I had a little nanna nap while Ian was away.  In the afternoon we went to a concert put on by passengers who had learnt to play some songs on the ukulele or percussion instruments during the cruise.  A bit of fun.  I had told Ian to join the ukulele group but he wouldn’t.  We had intended to go to the concert that night but we sat with a strange couple, unfortunately from Australia, for dinner.  There were 8 of us at the table.  We all placed our orders and when the entree comes out Mrs. Aussie says that it is not what she ordered.  The waiter said it was abc (I can’t remember what it was) which is what you ordered.    No I wanted the shrimp cocktail.  The waiter takes away the entree and gets a shrimp cocktail sent out for her.  She finished that and then says to the waiter.  You were right I did want abc I will have it now.  The waiter says he sent it back to the kitchen, she replied but I want it. So he had to send down to the kitchen for another abc which Mrs Aussie then proceeded to eat.  We all wait while she eats it so the main course could be delivered together.  We all start eating our main course and Mrs Aussie announces hers is horrible and too tough and she is not eating it.  She calls the waiter over and says she can't eat it.  He tells her that steak is tougher if you ordered well done.  She tells him to take it away she will order something else which she does.  We finally get to dessert ordering and she says she wanted something but I can’t see it on the menu.  The waiter tells her that was on yesterday’s menu.  The menu changes each day so it is not available tonight.  Mrs Aussie then tells the waiter the menu doesn’t change and she wants it.  The poor waiter is trying to be nice and stay calm.  The rest of the table are hiding behind their menus embarrassed by her behaviour.  The meal is finally over too late for the show so we just returned to the cabin.