I attended a Hanukkah celebration today. I am
definitely not ready to sing (chant) in Hebrew.
Early in the cruise passengers were invited to build
a boat for the "Float Your Boat" contest. You were to
use whatever you had or could find on the ship and
the boat had to be able to float for one minute while
carrying six cans of soft drinks.
One of the participates in Road Scholars told us about
the boat he and his friend had made that was a
replica of the Prinsendam. He explained how they
had made it and it sounded intriguing so made a point
to attend the contest.
All of the boats except one floated but the Prinsdendam
won easily. It was incredible. The detail including
number of decks and lifeboats was amazing. Someone
said that considering all the time spent on it they hoped
they were able to take it home with them. Me too.
Amazon
Friday, January 23, 2015
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Bonaire
Today we were in Bonaire. We’ve been here several
times but had not gone beyond the town. Today
we and another couple took a taxi (van) around the
island. We had an excellent driver who pointed out
lots of things and took us to see beautiful beaches,
flamingos, a salt processing area and old slave huts.
Salt is a major industry here and what we all found
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Headed Home
After three sea days, we stopped in Tobago. We
visited a nice botanical garden. They had lots of
Christmas lights up and I hoped to see them when
we sailed. But no luck. Maybe too close, maybe too
many city lights.
We are in St. Vincent today but didn’t disembark.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Road Scholar
December 7, 2014
We did not go ashore at our last stop on the
Amazon. The town was primarily a beach resort.
I met a gentleman earlier in the trip who has done
a lot of guest lecturing in SA. He is doing a private
group of presentations for “Road Scholars” and
said he had extra seats and invited us. I enjoy him
more than the ship’s lecturers.
I don’t know if he was kidding us or not, but he
said he was banned from HAL guest speaker list
because a passenger complained about his wife
being so frightened about what he said that she
couldn’t sleep. (It was something tongue in cheek
about what to do if encountering an anaconda.
Playing like a tree root actually makes a lot of
sense to me.) If she frightens so easily, maybe
she should stay away.
We did not go ashore at our last stop on the
Amazon. The town was primarily a beach resort.
I met a gentleman earlier in the trip who has done
a lot of guest lecturing in SA. He is doing a private
group of presentations for “Road Scholars” and
said he had extra seats and invited us. I enjoy him
more than the ship’s lecturers.
I don’t know if he was kidding us or not, but he
said he was banned from HAL guest speaker list
because a passenger complained about his wife
being so frightened about what he said that she
couldn’t sleep. (It was something tongue in cheek
about what to do if encountering an anaconda.
Playing like a tree root actually makes a lot of
sense to me.) If she frightens so easily, maybe
she should stay away.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Boi Bumba Show
Decided not to try for music and don't know
why picture is not more clear. Hope you like.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Mini Carnival
.December 5
WHAT A SHOW!
Today we were in Parintins and attended the
Boi Bumba Festival show. It was magnificent.
The costumes were very elaborate and we
were up close and personal. A wonderful time
was had by all.
WHAT A SHOW!
Today we were in Parintins and attended the
Boi Bumba Festival show. It was magnificent.
The costumes were very elaborate and we
were up close and personal. A wonderful time
was had by all.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
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