Date: Jan. 25, 2007
Location: At Sea in the South Atlantic
Next Port: Jamestown, St. Helena, Jan 28
Quick Summary: A beautiful sunny sea day, with cooler temps (75-78 degrees), less humidity (85-90%), a sharp, haze-free horizon and two beautiful island groups. The early-morning sightings of the large, barren, multi-colored Brazilian island of Trinidad at about 8 a.m. and three smaller islands 45 min. later were spectacular.
Report: Today we continued to enjoy favorable weather patterns and sea conditions. Shortly after 7 a.m., as Larry was finishing up his gym workout, he saw Trinidad looming in the distance. This barren island is uninhabited except for a couple months of the year when researchers come to study sea turtles that lay their eggs on its one small sandy beach.
By 8 a.m., we passed close by the steep cliffs and rock formations of this beautiful disruption to the gentle sea. Jamie told us that it was Capt. Dag’s first sail-by of Trinidad, and that he was also in awe. It is good to see that such experienced voyagers get a rush as we experience the majestic wonders of God’s earth.
Karen attended her bridge lesson and got some laundry done. Larry attended Marco’s class on how to use Picasa software to publish photos on the web.
(Larry, who has used Picasa before to edit photos, experimented with what he learned and believes he has worked around his AOL frustrations. He’ll share more info later with Journal readers after he experiments some more. After he gets free Internet access on the next segment of the trip – after departing Cape Town – things should be much better.)
After another seafood BBQ lunch on the pool deck (Larry could get used to this lobster for lunch!), Karen went to her second Cordon Bleu class and Larry read in the sun.
At 2 p.m., we advanced our clocks 30 more minutes; now, we are five hours ahead of Chicago time.
Later we played social bridge with Shirley and Norman from the Philadelphia area, in the Observation Lounge. We are enjoying getting back into the groove of this game…as long as it remains “social,” which it has so far.
Tonight was our second formal night. Capt. Dag and Gundrun, the onboard cruise consultant, hosted a cocktail party for the members of the Seven Seas Society (people who had cruised at least once before on RSSC). Since that’s just about everybody, it was held in the show theater.
Then we enjoyed dinner with our friends Glenda and Gary from Michigan, and Donna and Al from Seattle. Dinner was followed by a wonderful tribute to opera and operetta by the Peter Grey Terhune Singers and Dancers, the entertainment group that will be with us the whole cruise. One of the singers, Mallorie Fletcher from Missouri, attends our morning devotional meeting and is as beautiful a person as she is a gifted artist.
We want to wish Heather, who is in Hawaii with Ron, a very special Happy Birthday. Aloha!
Karen and Larry
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