March 12th, 2006, Day 66 of our cruise of 105 Indian Ocean to Arabian Sea, Doldrums, yesterday the surface was like a mirror Flying fish jetting out of the bow wave of the ship Spent the day learning to tie a sari- tomorrows purchase and laying around the pool. Happy Birthday Daniel Hello my children, hello granny. Ttys, love to all ... read more

March 7th, 2006, Day 61 of our cruise of 105 First of 2 sea days We have left Kenya and are heading to the Seychelles Islands The safari was exhausting, thrilling, enriching; a good opportunity to compare a game reserve (in white South Africa) and the great outdoors of the wilds of Africa (we were on a Maasai preserve with no fences to keep the animals from migrating in the interior of black Kenya). Granny, see excursion Maasai Mara page 27 of the excursion book. We slept in a good strong tent with an armed guard; 3 sides of our Mara Safari Club were bordered by the Mara River, the other side by an electric fence. One of the pictures shows our own baby hippo with family on the bank of the Mara River in front ... read more

March 3rd, 2006, Day 57 of our cruise of 105 Zanzibar, Tanzania Very, very hot, maybe the hottest of all our ports We had a wonderful safe day with our friends and Mohamoud the II; we walked 5 hours. I hope you enjoy the pictures Hello my children, hello granny. Ttys, love to all ... read more

looks like dad and I are going on an overnight safari to the Maasai Mara in Mombasa Kenya tell you all about it the 7th of March hoope our life insurance is paid up as we are sleeping in a tent sea day tomorrow and then Zanzibar, Tanzania ttyt no pics... read more

February 27th, 2006 Day 53 of our cruise of 105, over the half way mark, pity 139 nautical miles from Madagascar Well! What an exiting time we have had at sea. First, on Sunday night we received our medals for “…choosing Holland America….”; Terry and I and almost half the ship’s passengers were awarded the 100 day medal. We were entertained in the Queen’s Lounge with Champagne, orange juice, pink martini type drinks and hors d’oeuvre. Then we proceeded to the LaFontaine dining room for a formal diner. (see our medals by the towel elephant, we get different sculptures every night, tonight a cute towel puppy) Tonight, we have been invited by the captain and his lovely wife to their table in their appartment for dinner. I just hope I can fit in my chosen outfit. ... read more