It is understood that 2 medical staff have to be on board at one time, so Carter is always alternating with the other staff to work with time for us to get off. On any given port, one person usually is working with the tour as a guide, so the others divide up the time to get off. We were the late shift to get off in Bora Bora, but that was fine. Again, a volcanic island with one road that circumnavigates the island. The road was narrow, no shoulder, but surrounded by gorgeous fruit and flowering trees. There were a few shops, mainly black pearl shops, so we strolled and checked out a few. Several of the shops had sand floors, which certainly eliminated the worry of getting the floor dirty. Anything tracked in just was incorporated.
Then back to the sea for 2 more days, with multiple time changes and social obligations. We have been invited to the nice restaurant on board to have dinner with another passenger and his wife. She was trying to get the 27th, Sunday for our dinner reservation. The man in the restaurant kept telling her, “We don’t have the 27th.” She asked, “What do you mean? Is it booked up?” “No, madam, we don’t have the 27th.” Finally, she figured out that we are going over the international date line that day, so we totally miss the 27th and skip to the 28th. Interesting to consider. We will make that day up hour by hour as we go around the world.
Last night was formal night and we were again assigned to a different table. I memorized the names of the passengers, in hopes of not making a fool of myself, only to find out that when we arrived, we were placed at a different table. The Hotel Manager was sick and in bed, so Carter had to take his place at his assigned table. It was a very interesting group of people, but who knows their names?
The blueberry muffin smell in our hallway has been constantly changing. It went to fresh baked bread, then a rather nasty rotten fish smell and now is blueberry-esque.
There is a service club group that meets once a week, so I am able to make up my Rotary meetings right here. The people in the group are from every service club I’ve ever heard of, and some, and they are a most welcoming group. Almost all of the service clubs are struggling with the same issues, so it is interesting to hear how they are dealing with membership issues and meeting time issues, etc.
Samoa next.
Winnie
Labels: 2008, January 25
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