November 23 Manaus still

 

We didn’t go ashore today.  We had enough yesterday.  So we slept in and did some housekeeping, so to speak.  Like refilling our daily pill cases.  We went to 2 talks on Windows 10.  The lecturer is very annoying, which makes sense since he works for Microsoft.

 

Then it was time for dinner.  Yesterday, which was my birthday, I asked about a birthday cake.  Usually you get a cake on your birthday and usually that happens in the dining room.  We don’t eat in the dining room.  We eat at the Lido, which is the buffet.  We do that so we can choose what and how much we want to eat.  Anyway, I asked for a sugar free chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.  Of course.  They said it could not be done that day but would be ready tomorrow (today).

 

So after we finished, or actually almost finished, dinner the chef brought out this beautiful birthday cake.  Well I expected that.  What I didn’t expect was having about 10 staff members serenade me with happy birthday in 3 languages.  English, Indonesian and of cours Dutch.  I smiled so hard I think I broke my face.  I didn’t even get a picture of them.  I was too busy smiling and having my face turn bright red to match my shirt.  PS  It turns out that in Indonesia you are supposed to wear red on your birthday.  I didn’t know that.  It was an accident.

 

Anyway, it was wonderful.  I am still smiling writing this.