We Crossed The Equator Today...

Friday, January 26. Clear, bumpy sea. 26 C.

Good nights for both of us again. We had our first and second coffees on the balcony this morning, watching the sun pop over the horizon, before going inside to try and get a sense of which Shore Excursions we may go on. We have purchased a few for things we certainly want to see. A few of them are to do with WWll. They are not inexpensive for sure, ranging from maybe U$110 to $300, per person. That adds up in a hurry for sure. However we have some substantial credits that are not available as credits to take home, so we want to make as much use of those as possible.

There was just a slight bump as we crossed the equator today, it was boiling hot and with the breeze, easy to get a burn even after a short time in the sun. There was much merrymaking and frivolity as the Pollywogs, the crew members that have never crossed the equator, went through The King Neptune Ceremony of Crossing The Equator.

As our Toyota Pickup is written off, I have been doing a little research to see what is available that is NOT made in the USA. And I guess that that means what pickups are made in Canada, Mexico and Europe, [not likely!] It is just something to pass the long days here, kind of fun.

Easy day again, just plugging along, two more sea days until we hit Pago Pago, Tutuila, American Samoa.

An Easy Day, Again.

Jervy, our Filipino Concierge in the Neptune lounge.

Fellette a bit tired after being up on deck too long after a walk, an interesting speaker, and lunch. She still takes pain pills every six hours.

On the balcony watching sun up.

There comes the sun, still warm out around 5:30 am.

I have not yet mastered this darn picky internet on the ship, it behaves funny in my efforts to get the pictures in the right order, sorry!