* When we were packing for the trip we put in quite a substantial amount of clothing that looked like it may be useable on the ship. One shirt that I had hanging in the Farm closet was a shirt that Jeanette gave me quite a few years ago. She made it for husband Rob, but he found it a bit tight and never really wore it. Anyhow, we put it in our luggage. Wow, do I get compliments when wearing the shirt, from complete strangers even! When walking the deck today, somebody offered to buy it. It was an insulting price so nothing transpired. [Kidding, I would not part with it.] An interesting thing is that practically none of the place names are an English spelling.
* I had an interesting meeting with a gentleman on the ship the other morning. Jeff, from Chesapeake, Virginia. We were swapping Blog and photo books and experiences. Jeff has been aboard since September. At this time he obviously spends a considerable amount of time travelling. He is an avid and excellent photographer. The last world cruise he took over 13,000 photos. He was especially interested in the Blog slurp aspect of the book. His books are excellent.
* We are getting into the part of the world where passengers will be going on 'overland' trips, either on ship's tours or on their own. China, Viet Nam, Cambodia, India and Egypt are the prime destinations. The Cutler's and Robin's have a planned six day land trip in India coming up in about three weeks. While in India there will likely be some relief from the blog. I will take my computer, but in reality, what are the chances of getting connected, care to venture a guess? The computer is going mainly as a depository of photos for the four of us.
* Notice how Fellette does the laundry. We place it in a blue laundry bag and leave it on the bed in the morning. The laundry fairies take it away and presto, it is back on your bed, WRAPPED IN TISSUE! All nicely folded and ironed. Life is really tough. No wonder women like cruises.
* Secret information: Some women have breakfast in bed every morning! Yep, it is their revenge. Hubby can get up whenever he wants and wander off to get coffee or have breakfast and leave his wife to get up when she wants and have some pleasant young fellow bring her first meal of the day to her in the privacy of the stateroom. Hard to believe, but it does not take long for some women to get used to this!
Rough weather today, lots of people staying in their room and hunkering down. We are in that open piece of water between the Philippines and China, where the South China Sea and the Philippine sea meet. The Philippine sea is merely the Pacific Ocean close to the Philippines. Seas are 12 to 14 feet.
Enjoying the blog. Interesting times ahead. China, India.
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