This post is based primarily on Don's notes, occasionally supplemented with MT's notes from our cruise in November-December 2023. When information from other sources is added—for further explanation to readers or to satisfy our own curiosity—that is set off in a text box (as this one).
Most of the photos that accompany this post are from Don’s camera (with a caption indicating the time it was taken); those from MT’s iPhone are indicated by “MT” placed at the beginning of the photo caption. Photos from any other source (such as the public domain Wikimedia Commons), occasionally used for clarification, indicate that source in the caption.
Most of the photos that accompany this post are from Don’s camera (with a caption indicating the time it was taken); those from MT’s iPhone are indicated by “MT” placed at the beginning of the photo caption. Photos from any other source (such as the public domain Wikimedia Commons), occasionally used for clarification, indicate that source in the caption.
The Viking Daily newsletter showed today's weather forecast as "Cloudy 80 F" and "Sunrise: 5:49 AM."
Don woke at 6:50 am (MT was already up).
At 7:30, we went to breakfast at the World Café (Deck 7).
From 8:45 to 9:49, we walked on Decks 8 and 9.
The Viking Daily newsletter told us to set our clocks ahead 30 minutes at 10:00 am.
According to Britannica: “Ideally,
time zones would be slices of the Earth’s surface 15 degrees of longitude wide
that keep the same time. However, some countries and parts of countries have
decided that being within a specific time zone is not preferable and have
chosen offsets of 30 minutes or even 45 minutes. Why?
“Consider the way things worked before time zones: cities kept time by the Sun, which meant cities that were 1 degree of longitude apart had times that differed by 4 minutes. If a time zone is 15 degrees of longitude wide, then places at the edge of the zone would have a solar time 30 minutes different from places at the center of the zone.
“Consider the way things worked before time zones: cities kept time by the Sun, which meant cities that were 1 degree of longitude apart had times that differed by 4 minutes. If a time zone is 15 degrees of longitude wide, then places at the edge of the zone would have a solar time 30 minutes different from places at the center of the zone.
At 11:00, we went to the Star Theater (Deck 2) for the "Cooking Demonstration," at which the Viking Daily newsletter said: "Join our Executive Chef Joseph and Pastry Chef Tushar as they share their secrets to the art of making some classical and traditional dishes."
Tuesday, December 5, 2023, MT 11:18 AM Viking Star- Star Theater - three chefs on stage: Chef Avela at left, Executive Chef Joseph in center, and Pastry Chef Tushar on right (mild telephoto 61 mm).
11:17 PM - Viking Star: Chakalaka from Chef Avela.
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Chakalaka (By philipp from
cape town, south africa - chakalaka, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1791971).
Chakalaka is a South African-born vegetable dish. Traditionally, this dish is fairly spicy, but it is easy to customize. Some versions include beans, cabbage, and butternut squash. Others could use canned baked beans, canned tomatoes, onion, garlic, and curry paste. Not only can you choose what vegetables and beans to include, but you can dial up or down the spice to as hot or mild as you like.
Then we went to reserve the Kitchen Table for 6 Dec. (We had been introduced to it during our Galley Tour on 4 Dec.)
At 12:30, we went to the World Café (Deck 7) for the Ceviche Station and also had Chakalaka.
MT 12:54 PM - Viking Star: 4 kinds of ceviche - shrimp, mixed seafood, tuna, and corvina (fish) pm MT's plate.
12:23 PM - Viking Star: World Café - Ceviche Station.
At 1:30, Don went to Torshavn (Deck 2) for Greg Moreland's "Easy Magic Tricks You Can Do! Part 3."
MT 5:23 PM - Viking Star: Sunset.
From 6:00 to 7:45, we went to The Restaurant (Deck 2) for our pre-ordered dinner.
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