Casino Night!

Oh what fun! I learned how to play Texas Hold'em and I actually won! I have never really played poker before and sure don't know what beats what. But, the tables are run electronically and each opening bid is $2. So, I put a big $50 on my electronic Gambling Card (enough to last the entire 11 days) and guarded it with my life.

You could raise or check or basically choose from the menu on your little

electronic computer in front of you. This was good because I don't know how to check and raise.

On days when we were at sea all day, they would hold tournaments that lasted about and hour. Dan actually came in second place and won $75.

Tournament people play kinda tough, but our little after dinner regulars played very fun. No cut-throats or bullies. Lots of laughs and jokes. The Englishman I am seated next to lost his wife several years ago and now he spends what seems like 3/4 of the year on cruises going around the world. He meets people as he goes and tells the most entertaining of stories. He was leaving our ship at the end of the trip and the re-boarding for another excursion to someplace new. They all know him well. He was such a delightful old guy. See all that daylight coming though the window? Well actually it is past midnight! In the end I won $37 above my $50 investment and had many hours of after dinner entertainment.