Not the strap line I was going to use, but the cruising part
of the trip has not quite gone to plan. We left San Francisco with the words of
captain Nash ringing in our ears. It’s going to be rough he said in his Cornish
burr, so he could have added ‘me lovers’ or ‘proper job’ at the end of the
sentence.
Well, rough it was, and for three days most of the 3000
passengers were confined to barracks, with the demand for the full English in
short supply. SWMBO is not good with motion but she had been a martyr to the
cause and we have represented the UK with fortitude. We were rewarded on day 4
with a calmer sea and sunbathing weather which put everybody in a good frame of
mind for our first landfall on Wednesday.
Seems something upset Poseidon though as we awoke to the
news than the winds were too strong to allow the ship to dock at Nawiliwili on
the Hawaiian island of Kuala. Instead we spent the day circling it before
starting out for Honolulu. We did see several silverback whales on our travels
and are promised many more when we get to Maui on Friday. Up to 10000 come down
from Alaska to sporn ever Winter so that should be exciting.
The ship has very little to occupy us as most of its
clientele are overweight slothful Americans. We have probably brought the
average age down somewhat. Nonetheless we are battling on with a trip to Pearl
Harbour on schedule for tomorrow. Then its snorkelling and a volcano tour
before we head back with another four days at sea. Our course back is further
South so should miss the wind and be set fair to top up our tan.
If not it will be bingo, play your cards right, and ballroom
dancing, can’t wait!
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