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Saturday was the first of three consecutive sea/school days as we make our way out of the Caribbean and down to Brazil. It was a good day, with plenty to do. Our school day felt smoother than the first couple days. Understandable as we work out the kinks. Plus we were able to attend a lecture on the history of Brazil that provided the social studies curriculum for the day.

We do continue to work through a few challenges, as expected. The fitness center is quite small, and we’ve been shut out so far in terms of getting on a treadmill. Obviously you can wait for someone to finish, but it’s awkward to just lurk in that small space. There are other machines, too, and we should probably try those out as they tend to be more available. Liz and I did ride the bikes the other day. We also need to see if we can get an exception for the boys to use the equipment. We thought we might let the staff and passengers get used to them and see that they aren’t complete maniacs before we broached that subject.

The other challenge is the Internet, which is really flaky. I’d hoped it be a bit better than we’d had on other ships as they have Starlink. But I suspect it’s more an issue of onboard infrastructure than the service itself. I figured it might be slow, but I didn’t expect so many disconnects. It’s been really frustrating for Thomas as he tries to get his YouTube channel going. Moving pictures and videos around is an exercise in futility as the connection constantly freezes and drops.

Aside from schooling yesterday, we also played some ping pong, got some walking in on the track and among the decks, and watched the Chargers lay an egg in Houston. They showed the game in Horizons, which was fun. The Rams play tomorrow but given that our current timezone is GMT -3 hours, it won’t start until 11:00 PM. Too late for me! Finally I spotted a Red-footed Booby off the ship to add to the ATW bird list.Lue lisää