We attended the afternoon lecture. Then we sat in as viewers at the jewelry auction. In all of our cruises this was the first time any jewelry was auctioned. And this was fine jewelry. I had been talking to the shop about a very nice man's ring. It was white gold with 4 chocolate diamonds and a rose gold inlay. My interest had yielded a discount of not quite 50%. This was not enough. They told me it would go on auction with a minimum bid set by the shop. I told them what I was willing to pay. They assured me I would be pleased with the asking price. At the auction I learned that the required bid was just 2% less than the shop's offer to me. This was still quite a bit more than my offer. I decided to watch and see what it sold for. It did not sell. Again, I expressed my desire to buy it at my price to save them the trouble of packing it up to take off the ship at Papeete. They packed it up.
Alice and I joined our ukulele classmates in the Crows Nest at 4:00. We would perform after the OnLocation team performed their Polynesian program of song and dance. Our time came and we strummed and sang our hearts out. It was a blast. We were at our best. We were well received, and we were thrilled to have done it. Now for Happy Hour!
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