Day 9 – December 11, 2017 – Crossing the
Atlantic
I can’t believe it’s 8 a.m. already … and its pitch dark
outside. Bob crawled out of bed without
my noticing an hour ago and walked two miles around the ship; but at 8:40 the
sun, peeking up from over the horizon of water, is very beautiful. This rather
slow Internet is working well today, so I am happily able to get all of my
blogs posted.
I attended a short lecture by Amy Cronhelm, a designer of the Wild
Jewels Collection, who told of her family’s amazing venture to help the
Dasanach tribe in the extremely remote village of Ilert in Northern Kenya,
three days drive north from Nairobi.
Because of our connection with Kitui, Kenya, this was fascinating,
especially since there are so many similarities in the struggles and joys
between the two areas. To date their foundation built a library and four new
primary school classrooms for the Dasanach tribe; but the arid conditions and
lack of water plagues this area as well. I talked with Amy a bit about our
connection and some of the water projects the Church has done in Kitui. This
was very heartwarming to me.
We opt for just a light lunch at the Terrace Café, though I
couldn’t pass up their delicious chocolate malts! And, I know, it’s probably
pure laziness, but the mesmerizing waves off the veranda are calling and I just
must get back to my book! No guilt feelings … there’s nothing else I MUST
do! Except for martini tasting this afternoon with
Skip and Cheryl and Steve and Barb … oh my, that’s a lot of alcohol. I’ve been meaning to host a martini tasting
gathering since the last time we traveled Oceania, but that never
happened. So this has inspired me again!
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| Cheers! |
This evening we were invited to the Captain’s cocktail party with
free champagne and appetizers and then another scrumptious dinner in the Grand
Dining Room with Skip and Cheryl to round out yet another wonderful day at sea!
Tonight we begin a series of nightly clock adjustments, turning the clock back each
night to recover the hours we lost on the trip east. Who can complain about
25-hour days, getting an extra hour of sleep.
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| Enjoying the Captain's Cocktail Party!! |
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