Date: Jan. 29, 2007
Location: At Sea (1st of 2)
Next Port: Walvis Bay, Namibia, Jan. 31
Quick Summary: A gray day for our first of two sea days heading towards Namibia. We crossed the prime meridian at about 11:00 am.
Report: Still feeling the effects in his knees and thighs from descending Jacob’s Ladder, Larry skipped his exercise routine. Karen went to her last Cordon Bleu class and was very successful in preparing an orange soufflé that didn’t fall. We both attended Daniel Silke’s lecture, “The Turbulent Transition to Democracy in South Africa.” Daniel has been involved during this exciting period in South Africa as an academic, activist, and politician in the new governmental bodies. He brings first-hand experiences and insights to his engaging and very popular lectures.
After the special curry buffet on the Pool Deck, we played social bridge with Nancy and Jerry in the Observation Lounge. Our cards weren’t as good as the last time, but we managed not to embarrass ourselves!
For dinner, we joined Mary Lou and John from our daily devotional group. They are from the Point Loma area of San Diego, but John was raised in Chicago. We had much in common with our southern California and Midwest connections. We all decided to skip the evening show and turn in early.
We advanced our clocks again today one hour...now 7 hours ahead of Chicago time. We will do the same again tomorrow. The sea is a bit rockier tonight.
Karen and Larry
A reminder: Photos of our cruise are now available at the following web site:
picasaweb.google.com/larryworldcruise
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