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However, he assured us we would still be landing at Ascension. Moreover, he

reminded us of the strange movie that would be shown in the Lecture Hall after

dinner: “Fast, Cheap and Out of Control”. The director, better known for “Thin Blue

Line”, is an unconventional filmmaker (Errol Morris) and he thought we might enjoy

this strange show.

Our “traditional” Thanksgiving Dinner found us at the Audubon table with Claire,

Anna, Meryl, and Roger. It was a very pleasant evening; the kitchen staff tried hard

with the decorations and the meal. Kay had turkey but I had roast guinea hen that

was tasty--like chicken.

It was definitely bedtime after we watched the odd movie which was too strange to

describe and too uninteresting to care about. Kay & I never noticed any “bump” in

the night even though we crossed the Equator at 2 AM and woke up in the Southern

Hemisphere!

We both wanted comfort food for lunch and luckily we enjoyed a tortellini dish on

the back deck in the sunshine. Quite good and we had an interesting new meal

companion. This time Patricia joined us since Marco is feeling rather poorly due to

the rocking of the ship. She has a good sense of humor and speaks English much

more fluently than we can speak Spanish.

Later on in the afternoon, we had a mandatory session with the Captain and First

Mate on Zodiac embarkation and safety rules. Everything was familiar to us from our

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