Saturday, January 17. Hot, smooth & Blue sky. 26 C.
Another day of rest and recuperation for Fellette, and I. We seem to be doing a lot of that!
Our quest for rest has certainly been fulfilled on this trip, it seems like we spend a great deal of time in this very nice cabin. I cannot believe the amount of sleep that I seem to 'need' or 'want'. Fellette keeps reminding me that it is something to do with my age. At home, I never can relax as there is always something that I can do. I think I have mentioned this before. As a result. I really don't know how to relax.
Life aboard is wonderful, especially for a woman! Gad, what is not to like. Need I go through the list? The beds are fantastic, the room is gorgeous, the food is superb, the service is top drawer, and my wife is happy, what more could we ask for?
This evening we are off to a Cocktail reception for people on our floor before going down to the Dining Room for dinner. The dinner is a bit dragged out, but very nice, [and relaxing].
The coming Tuesday, January 20, we cross the International Dateline, where we lose the day. We go to bed on the 19th and wake up on the 21st. Travelling east around the world is great as you gain many hours of extra sleep, but, when coming westward it is terrible as you lose so many hours sleep.
I witnessed an incident in the shop on board the other day. We walked into the shop while the clerk was just packing up a very expensive bottle of Cognac [A very, very, very expensive bottle.] The bottle was super fancy and it went into about the most expensive cardboard box I have ever seen! After the man left, who was an Englishman, I asked the clerk, who was a black South African, how much the bottle was. He said, $4000, " Then, I could buy a house back home with that!!!" Boy, we sure live in a world of disparities don't we! [According to the clerk, the bottle sells for $7000 back home.] I recognize that we too are part of the inequities in life.
A Good Day, Wow, Two in a Row!
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