We woke in a new world. The rain clouds had gone, the air was crisp and the sky was blue. After a week of miserable weather the change to the better has a great affect on the soul.
Around mid morning Helen and I went ashore. Helen was hoping to find one of the female dancers to show her some moves. It took a while and eventually it was decided to spend some time today on a dance they will be doing tonight which is easy to learn. In between all the waiting Helen learned and played a few games of Rummicub with Coby from Drifter who spends most days ashore.
Over the last couple of days we’d got to know a young couple of Brits, Matt and Jo. It was their last full day ashore. They had a dive planned but also decided it would be fun to join in the dance. We spent a little while going through the moves on the beach. In the end, their dive clashed with the show so they missed out.
While the day trippers were having their lunch it was time for me to change for the dance. I was given a sulu and a grass skirt to wear and had some black paint applied. I really had to wonder what I’d put myself in for. I have to confess my main motivation has been to get Helen to dance as the ladies in the troup make an effort to dress the guest dancers up. I knew if I didn’t join in, Helen never would, so here I find myself dressed like a plump native with a bad hair day.
Although I’ve learned two numbers, only one of them was on the lunch time play list. So song number 4 was the fisherman dance and I jumped in to join the guys doing the dance. Before we’d agreed that I would sit in the middle of them so I could get the timing right. In the end they connived to put me on the front row. Yikes.
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It didn’t go so bad. I was nervous but tried not to look it. It was kind of fun to do.
I thought I was done after this number but I was dragged into the next dance as it was a no brainer. I just had to hang onto a palm frond and walk back and forward while the girls danced. Getting close to those coconut shells wasn’t so bad. The guy on the other end of the palm frond kept mucking about trying to pull me over. I pulled back of course.
Once all was done and over we made arrangements for dinner aboard Dignity. We’d invited Arnold and Coby from Drifter, Don from Coromandel and Clint, the dive instructor ashore all over for curry and drinks. We also invited Jo and Matt for sundowners. Helen and I went back on the boat for a rest and a clean up for me. I tried cleaning off the paint in the sea but that didn’t work. I tried lots of soap in the shower and that just made a mess. In the end it all just wiped off with a tissue.
At 5:30 I went ashore to pick up Clint, Jo and Matt, took them back to the boat and cranked out the G&Ts. It was a good evening. I took Jo and Matt back ashore for their dinner at 7pm. Clint ended up staying the night in our spare berth.
This morning I took Clint ashore and have visited both Drifter and Coromandel to do some computer assistance.
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