January 17, 2006 - Because the lead singer for a group that was supposed to perform today had completely lost his voicce, we had to bring in a different guest entertainer at the last minute for the ship tonite. The new guy plays ukalele and sings some songs. We practiced at 3:45, which meant I got to spend a little time in Mazatlan before the practice, surfing the internet. At least, I tried surfing the internet, but the connection at the usual place was so slow I was unable to do anything. I have been telling people about this placce, and now sincce they are all coming, there are too many people on the network, which bogs it down. After the practice at 3:45, I went to the gym and wasn't feeling up to doing anything. I was tired. But, when I got on the treadmill, magic happened, and I ran my personal record 5k in 20 minutes 50 seconds. I'm only 50 seconds away from my ultimate goal, a sub 20 minute 5k. If it is going to happen, it needs to happen in the next week, so that I can take it easy in the last few weeks of the cruise.