Those that pledged got a tee-shirt and wristband and a lapel pin was for those that finished the 9 or 10 laps. [Or significantly did it.]
Fellette and I were dead tired from yesterday's shore trip, but I think it was more dehydration than tired. [beer doesn't do it Doug!]. I had five glasses of water with the dinner last night, and slept the night through. As a result of too much yesterday we were a bit loggy this morning. However once up and about and with a bowl of oatmeal in our belly we were ready to have a go at it.
First we got through the keep-fit 1/2 hour. Today we had the young man from Australia, not the cute South African girl. This Aussie bloke likes to torment us by showing how uncoordinated we are. I would like to see him do these series of arm and leg co-ordination exercises when he is the age of some of these folks.
After that Fellette and I did as many laps on deck as we could before Fellette went to church and I went to Tai Chi.
Later we both finished our required laps, plus some. Following that we were both a bit hot and sweaty so into the showers again. The day sort of went on from there in a rather unimpressive manner. Fellette rescued some pink balloons from a sad fate and they now form part of our cabin decor.
Moe also had a lazy day. Gail and Jim had their usual highly energized morning and we have not seen them since.
The skies are a bit grey today, but it is very oppressive outside with high humidity, temperature is around 80+ F, same as the water temperature!
We gained some time with the wind and currents [?] so we get into Tahiti around 7 AM tomorrow. Somehow I am looking forward to letting the day unfold tomorrow in an as-you-like-it manner, we are not on an organized tour.
Tahiti was where Captain Cook and his crew landed and spent some considerable time. The natives were very friendly and welcoming to them. It was the beginning of the end of life as they knew it for all the natives that Cook and other early explorers encountered in those centuries and that includes America. Disease of every form that was common in Europe, where people had built up immunity to it over the centuries, decimated the natives. Some people now look upon those explorers almost as murderers now instead of humans doing what humans do, reach out to the unknown.
The speaker from Vancouver gets off tomorrow, he has given a series of riveting talks on what is probably Solar System 301. Even though I will retain only a fraction of what he explained, he was fascinating.
Some people enjoy the other speaker who is a Hollywood producer who is giving a series of talks on Hollywood personalities. Today it was Lucille Ball. I did not attend his series but many did. Gail and Jim enjoyed his talks and even had lunch with him two days ago. Gary L. Pudney is his name.
SPECIAL: It has been pointed out to me that I could be writing this blog from a hotel room in Langley or at home. As proof positive that I am indeed here, I have enclosed a few snaps of yours truly...
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