At Sea

Monday, May 7th At Sea Today is day three of four days in a row at sea. It is beginning to take its toll..... • Two women were slapping each other in the laundry room over an un-emptied washing machine! • Some women were fighting at the 75% off sale in the ship "junk" shop! • A man pushed a woman at an elevator because she didn't move fast enough • A man went into a foul-mouthed tirade when someone got in his way at the buffet • Two people have died... so we've heard • Three people have had injuries...so we've heard • A number of people have had to leave the ship due to illness or deaths at home ...and the list goes on... Being on a ship for a month is interesting..people really do start getting cabin fever... On Wednesday we arrive in Honolulu. We are starting to make our plan for the contents of the box that we will FedEx home from there. Even though we really didn't purchase much on our travels and we have gotten rid of most of our travel books, we still have to lighten our load for the flight back to Dallas. The Captain is just on saying that we are 928 nautical miles from Honolulu and the water depth is just over 15,000 feet deep! He also said: Americans and British have more heart attacks..... The Asians eat rice and fish and they have less heart attacks The French eat lots of fat and drink lots of wine and have less heart attacks The Germans eat a lot of sausage and drink a lot of beer and have less heart attacks The Italians eat lots of fatty foods and drink a lot of wine and have less heart attacks The conclusion is that English speaking people have more heart attacks... Jack has included some pictures of our crossing the equator..of course there is nothing to see, but you know Jack.... Also, he has included two pictures of "flying fish". These have totally fascinated me! You have to watch closely for them and you can see them quite easily if the sun is shining. I guess after all these days at sea something has to hold one's interest! The ships entertainment has been, and I say it conservatively, mediocre! Last night, we have heard, was the best, and we missed it! The theater is very small and you must go at least an hour in advance to get a seat. The second show at 10:15pm usually has some seats, but sometimes that is too late for us!

Until next time....