Monday, February 6. At sea between New Zealand and Australia. Blue Sky, lively sea. 19 C.
Now four hours behind West Coast Time. 17 more time changes to go. We get an extra hour sleep each change so we don’t mind the changes!
Thank heavens for some sea days for my feet to recover from four days ashore in ill fitting shoes!
With some alternative foot wear on hand, a new credit card, an ample supply of socks and two new-to-me casual shirts on hand now, I am a happy camper. Fellette is super happy with an ample supply of pocket books and the fact that she has found out that she can read them at any time, for any length of time: without guilt. She can enjoy this until the middle of May! Wow.
The other day in Wellington, when returning from town on the shuttle busses I had time to observe our fellow passengers. Waiting in line, getting on and off the busses and the procedure that is involved to get down the stairs and gangway, checking in and out and putting your stuff through the x-ray thing. My conclusion is that every passenger on this ship is a true adventurer. That includes the elderly, whether they be fully physically able, which most are not, limping, with canes or sticks, or just Slow Walkers. That is nothing to say what unseen health issues that most of us have at this time in our lives. We learn to become a bit more understanding of why such people would undertake such a long seemingly arduous trip. I think just for the love of life. "You never know when you have had your last Roast Beef Dinner: or Cruise!” A saying coined by Doug
We went between the North and South Islands of NZ: the Cook Straight last night, named after Captain Cook, the famous explorer. We are now in the Tasman Sea, named after another explorer Captain Tasman, Dutch I think. These explorers sailed in these water 250 odd years ago in flimsy wooden sailing boats with no maps, [or engines]. They both actually ‘mapped’ and named the waterways and features in this unknown part of the world. They are my heroes.
Having just written about how our fellow passengers are so wonderful, I think that perhaps I should back off that a bit! To entertain the passengers on this sea day, the ship put together an Afternoon Tea in the Lido, [the casual eating area]. They called it ‘Let Them Eat Cake’. We went and took a look.
I was amazed by what I saw! The place was teeming with people lined up to be served some of the most beautiful pieces of luxury cakes, gateaux and patisserie delights I have ever seen. I know we are different, but are we also crazy? Sugar Kills, that is a fact. I had to get out of there before I was ill, seriously. I do know that everyone in there was not committing suicide-by-sugar. There were other crazy people just taking a look or taking photos, like us.
A Good Day, Specially For My Feet…
It was tempting.
Like a kids dream, or adults apparently.
The booze costs, that is why there was no line-up!
A duet to help the food go down better perhaps, or just to add some opulence to the scene.
A dash of colour as well. It was very well done I must confess.
I took the last two pictures to show some of the pastries that are in The Neptune Lounge for people who have suites on the cruise.
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