We passed very close to the Dominican Republic today but it’s not a port of call.  Too windy to be walking the circuit around the ship as I did yesterday.   Mostly we had a quiet day today—did some reading, some exercise, attended a lecture.  The lecturer was by a man involved with Sea Watch, which studies migratory patterns of various sea animals, mostly dolphins and whales.  He encouraged people to watch on their own or with him and to report any sightings to add to the repository of information. After dinner we sat in the “Viking living room” (an atrium with two floors of wrap around balconies or mezzanines) and listened to the resident violinist and cellist followed by the pianist. Very pleasant.