Blogs from Oceans and Seas - page 72

Today is like everyday we travel to a remote island and a sandbar. We do a lot of snorkeling, swimming and kayaking. The water is very calm today (almost glassy) inside the atoll. Shelly asks the captain if the dingy can pull the kayak. The captain, says, no but then she shows him pictures of her surf kayaking and they decide to try it. They tie the boat to the dingy and off they go. It is a hoot to watch. Shelly loves it and does it twice during the day. We work more on our visa problems, it is not looking good for us to get our visa's by Monday, we are continuing with all options we can come up with. I'm amazed India makes it so hard to visit. This is really crazy.... read more

Geo: 18.4638, -66.1075I awake before Peter today and head out onto the balcony as the sun is rising over the ocean. It is around 7.30 and we are not scheduled to arrive into San Juan until about mid-day. The ocean is a flat calm as we make a steady 17 knots southward. I see some flying fish flitter out of our way as they skim across the water. Peter is soon awake and fetches coffees from the concierge lounge which is situated just a deck below us.Breakfast is in the main dining room. We are sat next to a nice Canadian couple that we get chatting to. They ask us what are plans are today and we tell them that Sue and Malcolm are going to introduce us to Geocaching. We fully expect them to reply ... read more

Today started with Shelly kayaking around the area where we were anchored. Then we sailed to a sandbar and later an island. At the sandbar we all snorkeled and saw some wonderful fish. The water is so warm. In the evening we went to the very small island and hiked around it. We saw crabs running about. The food is wonderful. We have lots of curry and local spices and tons of fruit. The cook actually caught several fish off the back of the boat today and we had some for lunch and dinner. The lunch fish was sashimi (one of the fish he caught). The dinner it was baked. Both were wonderful. I got internet access this evening. It is a usb stick that dials in but at least we get some internet. I read ... read more

Geo: 22.4682, -72.1078“...inside every older person is a young person wondering what happened.” Terry Pratchett.April 22nd 2014. The first day of my 6th decade on this planet. Where better to spend that day than onboard a cruise ship heading towards the Caribbean. Breakfast on the balcony. Eggs Benedict it is. Soft yolk, creamy sauce, salty ham, crisp muffin. Perfection on a plate, eaten with ravenous gusto. Sun kissed orange juice to follow. A great start to the day.I had already decided that today would be a lazy day. Fearful of my decrepit ageing overnight I was scared of doing anything remotely energetic that might compromise my now extremely brittle bones. And so I spend a better part of the morning gazing out at the ocean as we drift southwards towards Puerto Rico. I catch up reading ... read more

We are having a marvelous time at sea. Meeting many people with interesting stories. Most all that we have met have been to Europe many times and are happy to tell us about their favorite places. And they are equally excited to hear about our travel plans. The entertainment aboard the ship has been fantastic, everything from world class pianist, xylophonist, hypnotist, magician, comic, newly released movies, and today, Easter Sunday, we attended an inter-denominational Easter service with several hundred other passengers. There is always something to do. This afternoon I will be attending a hot glass show and Jerry will be playing poker in the casino. I would live to read my book but there just doesn't seem to be enough time. Oh, and plus we wouldn't want to miss an opportunity to eat something. ... read more