We are now seven hours behind Pacific Coast time, but a day ahead most of the time. We awake at 6.00, so it is 1.00 in the afternoon at home. I was wrong in an earlier statement regarding time, we have now had a total of 10 hours in time changes since we left the EAST coast of North America.
I spoke to the captain last night at a reception and he indicated that the seas we were experiencing last night were classified as 'rough', not 'slight sea'. It makes me feel better as in the middle of the night I heard a tremendous crash and rumble, so much so that I thought the front of the ship must have been bent or even sheared off! It must have been a dream because when I looked out this morning it was still there, intact!
We went to a 50th Wedding Anniversary party after dinner for a mutual friend of the Cutler's, and we had crossed paths with some six years ago on a cruise. My gosh it seems that half the passenger list was there and so were many, many of the officers. They indicated that they had more friends aboard, than at home. Nice way to celebrate I must say.
Mother nature is having quite a time in North America this year it seems. Son Craig sent a picture of his new home with it's first dump of snow on his new roof. Also our House Sitter, Emily sent a picture of our back garden through the window in the kitchen. Jeanette also sent some pictures of the snow, that is fast disappearing. Nice to see, doubly so: it will slow the early spring down a bit, and it makes us glad we are in 82F weather on a cruise ship.
Looking at today's programme guide, I see that we all have to have our temperatures checked by Philippine authorities tonight before dinner so we can be allowed to visit their country. Hmmmm, let's all assume it is an oral check eh!
It's a Formal night tonight, the ninth to date, about nine more to go. We usually start in the Crow's Nest for a drink with Jim and Gail. It is very easy to drink too much on such a cruise, and many people do, the ship certainly gives you every opportunity to do so as well, however Fellette does not drink and I restrict myself to no more than two a night, if that.
Port lecturer, Barbara, gave a very good but abbreviated talk and presentation on the War in The Pacific today. No matter how much you read or hear, there is always something new that you come away with. In Manila we are off to Corregidor for the first day. These battle areas can be a bit hard to take but somehow, we want to stand on the very ground that some of those epics took place at. War cemeteries are about the worst, particularly when one sees the ages of these guys; so young.
Another sea day tomorrow and then Manila for two days.
Pics:
Son Craig's new house and it's first snow.
View from our kitchen through the patio out to the workshop, note the snow on the glass roof.
House sitter Emily saying goodbye in early January.
Captain Jonathan Mercer, Jan and Dick Yetke, 50 years married.
Grandson Nathan, at Sun Peaks a few weeks ago, turned 19 today.
Daughter Jeanette and Robert's farm garden at rest under the new snow.
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