We woke up at 7:45 and we were still docked. It was 57 degrees under sunny skies but no one could leave the ship as our immigration papers had expired at midnight. We dressed and ordered coffee. The Captain made an announcement that the delay was due to gale force winds at the pilot station on the Yangtze River and normally only one cruise ship at a time is allowed on the river. We were scheduled to sail at 10:30 followed by the Volendam at 11:00. We went to breakfast at 9. I went to the aft deck with Glenda and worked on the crosswords. Thea went for a walk around the lower promenade deck and then to a lecture. I went to the cabin at 10:30 as we departed and worked on the blog. I went out on the front deck for some pictures, but it was too cold with the wind so I went to the aft deck with Glenda and worked on another crossword and read until 12:30 when I got too cold there as well and I went to the cabin where Thea and I watched the last of game 5 of the World Series. After the Astros finally won at 1:40 pm, I went to the aft deck and red until 3 when I returned to the cabin to warm up. Since the casino had to be closed until late, the slot tournament board remained unchanged. We went to bingo at 4 where we met back up with Thea after her craft class. We did not win again. Tonight was the Chinese Marketplace in the Lido, so I took some pictures of the decorations. Before dinner, we went to the Crow's Nest and visited with Vicki and John & Kathryn. I introduced Thea to Sonny and ask him to sing The Prayer before she gets off. He said he would try to practice it with his new band mates. After dinner, Thea went to the cabin while Glenda and I went to the casino for 45 minutes and both lost. We returned to the cabin at 10:30.
