A sailboat lies alongside on of the larger of the San Blas Islands, as seen from the Veendam tender.
I popped in to the Explorations Cafe a bit later. Downloaded pictures, sent email.
After Mom and Jill returned from shopping, I joined them for lunch. We decided to have lunch in the dining room instead of at the Lido buffet. Mom and Jill wanted to attend the lecture on Colombian emeralds at 2:30, so I fetched Dad from his stateroom and we went to the 2:00 demo in the Culinary Arts Center, where the head chef and the Pinnacle Grill chef were having a competition, 'Iron Chef' style. The Guest Relations manager brought in a tray of ingredients, and the two chefs had to prepare something. The "secret ingredient" was chicken breast, plus assorted vegetables. The point of the demo was to see what the chefs could do with everyday ingredients things one might find in their own pantry. The two chefs were entertaining, carrying on a humorous banter while preparing their dishes. Although there was no time limit, both were finished in about 20 minutes with appetizer courses--a spicy sliced chicken breast in a Caribbean salsa for head chef Tom, and sliced chicken on a salad with a grapefruit vinaigrette for the Pinnacle chef, Petr.
Dad and I headed to the Explorations Cafe, each grabbing a magazine to read and finding space on a comfy sofa. Mom and Jill found us there after their lecture was over, but they headed back for the drawing. Neither won the $500 prize. After that it was time once again for our naps. Did our usual sojourn to the Crow's Nest in the "after naps-before dinner" time slot. During dinner, we noticed the large number of ships' lights through the dining room window. Later in the evening, we got a better view from our veranda. It was dark, but everywhere we turned we saw the lights of ships moored in Limon Bay, waiting for their turn to enter the canal. We had an early wake-up call the next day, so didn't stay up too late.