Even with the clocks back an hour, still an 8am sunrise today. Getting hard to ring home as at 7am it is already 11pm in Sydney and in the afternoon here at say 4pm it is 8pm in Sydney but Internet is slow with everybody on line.
View from balcony before breakfast, moon, star and pending sunrise.
Wheelchair needed, rough weather again, outside decks closed but Kevin sneaked out before last door was taped off, but had trouble opening door against the wind. We were told that we were very lucky at Easter Island as port was closed the day before and looking at today’s sea, most likely closed today.
Clock back another hour, now 17 hrs behind Sydney.
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Captain at his lunch time talk said the weather should improve tomorrow. Rough overnight and today.
Late afternoon Anne had her first walk outside for days.
Ukulele concert this afternoon.
Production show and clocks back another hour to 18 hrs behind Sydney.
Beautiful sunrise behind us this morning.
Pictures of Vince and Kevin, we are always being mistaken for each other.
Ice Carving Demonstration
Can’t always believe the TV but we are about here without the Pitcairn Island sail around.
Formal tonight and someone had two deserts.
Followed by the great movie Hidden Figures on the TV
Clocks back another hour now 19 hours behind Sydney or Sydney time is 5 hours behind us but on the next day.
Compulsory 30 day Muster drill today, Anne demonstrating how to step off when abandoning ship.
Church
Warmer as we head NW, 26 degrees today but I am not including any pictures of us in shorts.
Captain “Apology”, apologised again at lunch time that we would be late arriving at Papeete tomorrow. All excursions cancelled, we had none booked.
Captain’s Circle party after dinner tonight, Princess are going to have to change their loyalty program, there are too many at the highest level.
Clock back another hour, five days in a row, now on Papeete time, 20 hrs behind Sydney
Kevin was up early after another extra hours sleep last night and a fellow passenger pointed out the Space Station crossing the sky above us. It took a few minutes to cross and disappear into the horizon. Kevin managed to get a picture of it passing. It was a bit larger than Venus and elongated.
Everything in pearls, these were the only thing in the shops the girls did not want.
Back to ship for afternoon tea with a cold drink.
Went ashore for a couple of hours with friends Julie and Tony
Dolphin welcome
Beautiful morning as we enter through the reef at 8am.
Tenders away by 9am.
Anne decided to stay aboard for a SCAN so Kevin made the short tender journey to town.
Local “Coaches”called Le Trucks
Clocks back another hour, now 21 hours behind Sydney. Body clock confused with an hour back five out of the last six nights. One more hour back and we will be on New Zealand time minus a day.
Watched The Martian on TV last night but still asleep too early.
Came back from dinner to find this stingray on our bathroom floor, complements of our room steward Joseph.
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