did absolutely nothing on the first sea day from auckland. stayed in bed until 8am (which is a real feat when sharing a room with my father!) . i think i have him sleeping in until 6am which is unheard of!
skipped breakfast - as leslie said - you don't have to eat EVERY meal! and when to the morning stretch class. they only have yoga every 3rd day and it's been mostly held on port days. only been able to manage one class. but it was packed.
one thing i have really noticed is the lack of courtesy on this ship - the other passengers will mow you down for a better place in the queue and will cut you off without a second thought. these OAPs will then look at you like "what are you going to say about it, huh" as i say, no please - go right ahead. with 2,500 passengers it can be pretty brutal out there to get a sweet or ask a question of the staff.
and everyone knows more than everyone else. it's like a competition or who has been where on what cruise and who has done what where - and who knows more about what is happening in the ports or on the ship or IN THE WORLD! everyone has to tell you how it is and what an expert they are on a city or place and how many times they have been there so they should know.
i've heard of someone not getting off the ship in auckland because he was there in 1974 and he's been there - no need to see anything. must not have changed much, huh?
have met some nice people - a lot Canadians and a woman from RSA who nows lives in Canada. The wine tour had a lot of social people in the group (of course!) so that was fun and lively.
will have to post photos of people in our dining group so you can see who i dine with every evening! one of the gentlemen is a real live EXTRA in movies and TV shows in Las vegas. he was in oceans 11 and in the show las vegas. he even got his car a part in a movie....you gotta be there....another grows roses and was a choral teacher in a high school in iowa. another couple retired to FL from CT, the extra and his wife retired to las vegas and the last couple are from northern ireland originally and have lived in toronto for over 30 years now.
looks like i will do nothing again today. maybe sleep again....although the sea has been V. calm,, i do think i wake up a lot through the night due to the ship's movements. it is very quiet out there and i am grateful since i don't think i could handle much turbulance.
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hi baby - really enjoying reading of your activities and observations. went with chris to the print fair last night, and we both agreed that it was really enjoyable reading your accounts - hope you can get some pix up soon. missing you, had to call the voicemail to listen to your voice..will get some headphones for when you're able to use skype
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