The best
laid plans of cruise ship companies can be thwarted by Mother Nature. On this cruise we were scheduled to visit the
Cook Islands and Fiji after going to Bora Bora.
At Roratonga (Cook Islands) the water was too rough(14 foot waves) for
the tenders to go ashore, so that became a sea day, and we sailed on toward Fiji. Yesterday there was an announcement that
there is a cyclone approaching Fiji, and it looks like it will hit the island
at exactly the same time we are scheduled to be there. Another change of plans happened, of course,
and more unscheduled time at sea. We are
now in our fifth sea day with one more tomorrow. The ship has turned south and will head
straight for New Zealand, where we will have a stop at Bay of Islands at the
northern tip of the North Island, and have an extra day in Auckland. It is a bit confusing, especially because we
will also cross the International Dateline, and December 15 will be skipped
altogether!
In the mean
time, we teach an art class every day, which is going very well, and enjoy the
amenities of the ship. It’s not hard to
take after all, and eventually we will step on Terra firma again.
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| This is as close as we got to Roratonga |
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| Gail at a yoga class |
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| Our stateroom |
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| Pool area |
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| Dessert anyone? |
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| Shopping concourse |
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| John at the aft of the ship |
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| The "Living Wall" |
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| Christmas decorations everywhere, even at the Saloon |
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