Friday 30th of March 2012
This is the 6th day of a 9
day voyage from Polynesia to Peru and you may think it would be a bit boring
but it certainly is not. The Pacific is such a vast Ocean and did you know that
the whole land mass of the Earth could be fitted into it? During this part of
the voyage we have seen no other shipping except for a yacht, and little wild
life except for a few dolphins and some flying fish. Someone said that they saw
very briefly a whale and even the Captain reported that even on the radar there
had been nothing else in sight. Looking out to sea it is just magnificent, even
though there is nothing to see except sea to the horizon and the blue skies
that meet it.
Nevertheless it is a very busy ship
with many activities and classes. We have had some excellent lectures on a wide
variety of subjects by some lecturers demonstrating an expertise that is quite
remarkable. Lectures on ornithology, flight, rocket science, space exploration,
satellites and travel history among many more. There are classes in art and
craft, dancing, singing and if it’s too much like hard work one can just chill
out in one of the comfortable lounges. Food is excellent and sleeping at night
is no problem (for me anyway).
We have made many new friends and a
lot of the joy of this cruise is the social interaction. As in all communities
there are some people one avoids and who are a little lacking in politeness and
manners but they are few and far between.
I am still enjoying the Black Watch
Orchestra and have made friends with Joey the trombonist. For those interested
the drummer is probably one of the best ever! We have just come out of the
Theatre show which today was given by the Black Watch Company and the music was
from the 60’s and 70’s. An excellent show!
If you promise not to laugh I will
tell you that I have joined the Ukulele
class! Yes that’s right and it is proving to be very challenging.
Trombone is much easier!!!!
We are looking forward to some days
in Peru and will blog from there.
Fd
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