Today’s Sea Day was a full day moving between doing what we
enjoy and nothing at all. Tropical
weather here to stay for the next 10 days, so a slow pace again to enjoy the
heat. The deck walking feels very good.
Nine laps today. The Vietnam
immigration procedures are all in place, and a surprise delivery arrived with
our landing cards and instructions for tomorrow. I love it when “post” arrives – even if it’s
just an offer in the shops or spa, or an invitation for a coffee with fellow
passengers and the Captain. I also love
reading every word of our Horizon and finding out what time the favourite classes
are happening, and to see who the new visiting speakers and entertainers are.
There’s been quite a shift away from internet and especially Facebook and Twitter. It is a good thing to be limited to a few minutes actually on-line each day, and to know that life goes on!
There’s been quite a shift away from internet and especially Facebook and Twitter. It is a good thing to be limited to a few minutes actually on-line each day, and to know that life goes on!
Our captain’s nautical explanation today was of the
expression “Over a barrel” – again enlightening! Apparently when someone had fallen overboard
and was in danger of drowning, rather than receiving artificial respiration /
CPR, the casualty was rescued and placed over a barrel and rolled backwards and
forwards to get rid of water in the lungs.
I am not sure of the success of the method but I also heard that it was
preferable to having mouth to mouth from a dirty, possibly smelly, drunken and
scurvy affected ship mate!
Art today was to copy an oil painting (but in water colour)
by our art teacher Easa of the countryside near Alderley Edge. A good effort by us both ;), maybe mine was a
bit strong, but a good lesson learned. The
new technique today was to create the impression of mist in the distance by
washing the area with a pale grey and then darkening it in layers coming
forwards. For a first time it came out
ok, but I would like to have another go soon.
Our entertainment in the theatre tonight was the 4 tunes
singing all sorts (Cry me a river, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bring Him Home, and also
a very special New Zealand opera singer Ben Makisi. An uplifting hour. Happy Birthday to Josef Allott - 32 today.
Bye for now. Back
after Ho Chi Minh City tomorrow. xx
