October 11, 2008
We just arrived in Raiatea, Society Islands. The water is beautiful outside – perfect crystal clear blue-green color. I can’t go ashore because of IPM, but it’s ok. I’ve heard there’s not much here – even the beach is a distance away and it’s extremely expensive. So again, in my favour! (not sure why spell check keeps putting in the damn u’s)
I’ll keep you posted- Bora Bora Tomorrow!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Fun in the Sun!
October 10, 2008
Hola! It’s been a few days (or maybe a bit longer) but we’ve been super busy around here. Today we’re on our last Sea Day (out of 5!) Sea days are brutal for us - working all day every day. I’ve been working my tail off to fit in work outs etc. We are just plain tired! Tomorrow morning we will be in Raiatea, Society Islands of course, I’m in port manning and can’t get off. But hey, the trade off is 2 days in Bora Bora where I’m not IPM! So, I’m accepting it. Other than working really hard, I’ve taken a few pilates classes (when I’ve been able to catch it) and I LOVE it. It works every muscle and I definitely want to stick it out and keep going. I’ve been going in 45 minutes before the class starts and doing cardio and then moving onto the class and I feel FANTASTIC after it.
Anyways, we spent six consecutive days in Hawaii, all of which we’re beautiful weather with the exception of Hilo. But, I was IPM in Hilo – so again, worked out in my favour!
(I’m not sure if I already wrote this in my previous blog – so here we go again!)
Kona, Hawaii – Kona was our first tender port. Again, in tender ports we don’t get too much time out because it’s extremely difficult to find the time to get over there, stay for awhile and allow enough time to come back before going back to work. We went to a sandwich shack of sorts and ordered turkey sandwiches on Hawaiian Sweet bread which is WONDERFUL. It was fresh and they factory was right down the road. We went swimming on the beach for awhile – the water was cold, but a beautiful blue green. The only thing I didn’t enjoy was how rocky the bottom was. We both cut up our feet, but Sherwin got two huge gashes down the back of his heel.
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaiii was beautiful – very “small town” feel, but as always, very touristy. We didn’t have much time to do anything there because it was a tender port which took away over an hour of our time. We ran to the grocery store and grabbed a sandwich (and attempted to buy some diet root beer…but it was $10.00!!!!) and just headed over to the water, sat close to the pier and ate our lunch. It was absolutely gorgeous. One of our sister ships (and hopefully our next ship), the Volendam, was in port with us. All in all, didn’t do too much that day, but just enjoyed the fresh air and sunshine.
Honolulu, Hawaii was our first overnight port. The first day I was IPM, but managed to switch with someone for the night time. About 9 of the bar boys and me, along with one of the bartender’s wife caught cabs and went over to Waikiki Beach at about 10pm and had a BLAST. The boys had some drinks and we took hamburgers and hot dogs from the ship and just went swimming and had a ton of fun. It was nice to be off the ship with no true time constraints (other than when they had to be back for work at 6am.) We stayed until 2 am before catching cabs back to the ship. You’ll see tons of pictures (when I eventually get them posted) from there. There’s a ton of pictures that we took along with other peoples that they passed onto us.
Nawiliwili, Kauai, Hawaii was our last port of call before these 5 hellish sea days! I did a crew tour that they called “Tubing the Ditch.” Basically, we hopped in tubes while wearing our bathing suits, fashionable water shoes (hello...what water shoes are fashionable?!?!), helmets with headlamps and rubber gardening gloves. We went down a long waterway similar to that of the Lazy River...some areas were faster than others. We traveled down through these small rapids and through 5 different tunnels. It was really awesome. I don’t have any pictures of us once we were on the tubes because of the water, but I will post a few of the group and some pictures from a lookout point that we stopped at on the way to the entrance point. We had a great time – I bought a cool t-shirt and had a TON of bug bites to remember the trip by the next day. I guess that’s what I get for being so dam (get it, dam ships!) sweet! It’s nice to go on a tour with crew (even though we have to pay for them) and just get away for a bit from passengers. Between their gassy asses, walkers, scooters and just plain slow moving bodies – it’s nice to remember that we’re still young!
Sherwin couldn’t go on the tour that day with me, he had to work. But him and some of the boys went surfing on the beach – he said the island was beautiful!
Since Nawiliwili was our last port in Hawaii, we did a “traditional” or somewhat traditional “Lei Ceremony.” Basically, we had a huge sailaway party on the back deck and we called up groups (i.e. virgins first, then first-timers to Hawaii, then multiple trip people) and they threw their lei’s into the back pool. Technically, they are supposed to go overboard, but because of Environmental Compliancy Rules, we just utilized the pool. When you throw your lei into the water, it is supposed to mean that you will be back to Hawaii at some point. I ended up playing in the back pool with the On-board physician’s son (he’s 14 months). Some people got some pictures of us playing, so you’ll see those when the pictures get posted.
We did cross the equator again this past week. I had already gone through the King Neptune Ceremony (where first-timers are initiated by getting food thrown all over them.) I’m sure you remember the pictures - I was covered in spaghetti and other food particles. It was tons of fun! Anyways, we had another one of those ceremonies and Sherwin had crossed the equator before, but didn’t go through the ceremony – so I volunteered him to his boss and he submitted his name. So he was officially intiated – again, there will be pictures of that eventually. I was a pirate in the ceremony – so I got to be “mean” and bring the “pollywogs” (newbies) to King Neptune, make them kiss the fish, then bring them to the Doctors and Nurses to get food thrown all over them! All in all – lots of fun and memories!
Last but not lease, Sherwin got a promotion – so he’s really excited. No more 6 a.m. starts to his mornings!
That’s all that is happening here - Just enjoying life and trying to get through the long sea days!
Hola! It’s been a few days (or maybe a bit longer) but we’ve been super busy around here. Today we’re on our last Sea Day (out of 5!) Sea days are brutal for us - working all day every day. I’ve been working my tail off to fit in work outs etc. We are just plain tired! Tomorrow morning we will be in Raiatea, Society Islands of course, I’m in port manning and can’t get off. But hey, the trade off is 2 days in Bora Bora where I’m not IPM! So, I’m accepting it. Other than working really hard, I’ve taken a few pilates classes (when I’ve been able to catch it) and I LOVE it. It works every muscle and I definitely want to stick it out and keep going. I’ve been going in 45 minutes before the class starts and doing cardio and then moving onto the class and I feel FANTASTIC after it.
Anyways, we spent six consecutive days in Hawaii, all of which we’re beautiful weather with the exception of Hilo. But, I was IPM in Hilo – so again, worked out in my favour!
(I’m not sure if I already wrote this in my previous blog – so here we go again!)
Kona, Hawaii – Kona was our first tender port. Again, in tender ports we don’t get too much time out because it’s extremely difficult to find the time to get over there, stay for awhile and allow enough time to come back before going back to work. We went to a sandwich shack of sorts and ordered turkey sandwiches on Hawaiian Sweet bread which is WONDERFUL. It was fresh and they factory was right down the road. We went swimming on the beach for awhile – the water was cold, but a beautiful blue green. The only thing I didn’t enjoy was how rocky the bottom was. We both cut up our feet, but Sherwin got two huge gashes down the back of his heel.
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaiii was beautiful – very “small town” feel, but as always, very touristy. We didn’t have much time to do anything there because it was a tender port which took away over an hour of our time. We ran to the grocery store and grabbed a sandwich (and attempted to buy some diet root beer…but it was $10.00!!!!) and just headed over to the water, sat close to the pier and ate our lunch. It was absolutely gorgeous. One of our sister ships (and hopefully our next ship), the Volendam, was in port with us. All in all, didn’t do too much that day, but just enjoyed the fresh air and sunshine.
Honolulu, Hawaii was our first overnight port. The first day I was IPM, but managed to switch with someone for the night time. About 9 of the bar boys and me, along with one of the bartender’s wife caught cabs and went over to Waikiki Beach at about 10pm and had a BLAST. The boys had some drinks and we took hamburgers and hot dogs from the ship and just went swimming and had a ton of fun. It was nice to be off the ship with no true time constraints (other than when they had to be back for work at 6am.) We stayed until 2 am before catching cabs back to the ship. You’ll see tons of pictures (when I eventually get them posted) from there. There’s a ton of pictures that we took along with other peoples that they passed onto us.
Nawiliwili, Kauai, Hawaii was our last port of call before these 5 hellish sea days! I did a crew tour that they called “Tubing the Ditch.” Basically, we hopped in tubes while wearing our bathing suits, fashionable water shoes (hello...what water shoes are fashionable?!?!), helmets with headlamps and rubber gardening gloves. We went down a long waterway similar to that of the Lazy River...some areas were faster than others. We traveled down through these small rapids and through 5 different tunnels. It was really awesome. I don’t have any pictures of us once we were on the tubes because of the water, but I will post a few of the group and some pictures from a lookout point that we stopped at on the way to the entrance point. We had a great time – I bought a cool t-shirt and had a TON of bug bites to remember the trip by the next day. I guess that’s what I get for being so dam (get it, dam ships!) sweet! It’s nice to go on a tour with crew (even though we have to pay for them) and just get away for a bit from passengers. Between their gassy asses, walkers, scooters and just plain slow moving bodies – it’s nice to remember that we’re still young!
Sherwin couldn’t go on the tour that day with me, he had to work. But him and some of the boys went surfing on the beach – he said the island was beautiful!
Since Nawiliwili was our last port in Hawaii, we did a “traditional” or somewhat traditional “Lei Ceremony.” Basically, we had a huge sailaway party on the back deck and we called up groups (i.e. virgins first, then first-timers to Hawaii, then multiple trip people) and they threw their lei’s into the back pool. Technically, they are supposed to go overboard, but because of Environmental Compliancy Rules, we just utilized the pool. When you throw your lei into the water, it is supposed to mean that you will be back to Hawaii at some point. I ended up playing in the back pool with the On-board physician’s son (he’s 14 months). Some people got some pictures of us playing, so you’ll see those when the pictures get posted.
We did cross the equator again this past week. I had already gone through the King Neptune Ceremony (where first-timers are initiated by getting food thrown all over them.) I’m sure you remember the pictures - I was covered in spaghetti and other food particles. It was tons of fun! Anyways, we had another one of those ceremonies and Sherwin had crossed the equator before, but didn’t go through the ceremony – so I volunteered him to his boss and he submitted his name. So he was officially intiated – again, there will be pictures of that eventually. I was a pirate in the ceremony – so I got to be “mean” and bring the “pollywogs” (newbies) to King Neptune, make them kiss the fish, then bring them to the Doctors and Nurses to get food thrown all over them! All in all – lots of fun and memories!
Last but not lease, Sherwin got a promotion – so he’s really excited. No more 6 a.m. starts to his mornings!
That’s all that is happening here - Just enjoying life and trying to get through the long sea days!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Just another day in Paradise :)
Happy October Everyone! Hope it has started out well for everyone and that this post finds everyone happy and healthy. I made it through the four sea days, which in all actuality were not that bad. The people have been a lot of fun when running activities and I’ve enjoyed their company so far. Getting to know a lot of them always makes the trip a bit more fun. I’m loving not working with the kids and being able to have full days of adult conversation. It’s quite refreshing J If I had time during the day on the sea days; I took a book up to the Lido and just read. It was so wonderful! The air is different – it’s that Caribbean breeze where you can smell the beach and palm trees it in.
We were in Hilo, Hawaii yesterday and I was In Port Manning (IPM – where we have to stay on board to fulfill any emergency function if one were to occur – but instead, we just work all day since we’re stuck on board anyways). It ended up being cloudy and rainy all day, so I wasn’t disappointed that I was stuck on board all day. Last night we sailed past a national park of Volcanoes. I was in the passenger gym working out because we weren’t supposed to pass the big volcano until 10:15 – so I figured I’d take a shower beforehand. The chief officer came into the gym to tell three of us that we were going past a smaller volcano that was erupting! Sure enough, we walked outside and its pitch black dark, but all you see is orange coming out the top and flowing down the sides of the invisible volcano. The smoke reeked of sulfur- but it was so neat to see it erupting! We did see the one erupting when we were in New Guinea in March, but there was no lava – just ash EVERYWHERE!
Today we were in Kona, Hawaii. It was a tender port so we had to take one of the tenders to get to the shore. Once we were there, we went swimming in the ocean, which was beautiful! The water was that beautiful blue/green color. The only downside is that the ground was covered in these massive rocks and they hurt! Sherwin ended up cutting the heel of his foot pretty bad and my feet just hurt from all the rocks and sharp things I stepped on in the water. But, we enjoyed ourselves – it was so nice to get fresh air that was warm and Caribbean like! It really does just feel and taste different.
Tomorrow morning we will be in Lahaina, Hawaii or aka Maui! It’s another tender port, but we’re going to go ashore and at least walk around for a bit. I’ll let you know how that goes. Haven’t taken too many pictures since San Francisco – but I will do my best to post some soon so you can see the few that I have taken!
To give you a taste of these old people on the cruise – here’s a prime example of our daily suffering/daily dose of humor and laughter. While working in the library today, I was sitting at the desk when this older woman – probably early/mid sixties was standing at the desk talking to me. Sure enough, a cloud came over me. Now we’re not talking the boo-hoo depression cloud. We’re talking a true SBD. Now, I’m sure some of you are asking what this is, but the true translation is a Silent But Deadly FART! Oh my gosh – I’m not sure what this woman ate, but if she thinks I wasn’t going to notice – Lord have mercy, I had to hold my breath while she was writing on her little paper on the desk. GAG! Then, if her smelly secretions weren’t enough- in the corridor behind me I hear a very loud noise- it sounds like those doors that have the rubber on them that make the super loud farting noise- the one you joke about when someone opens it saying “excuse you” because you know it isn’t possible that a rip-roaring fart like that is possible. Well, I’ll be damned! The same Gassy creature let one rip in the hallway and just kept going! Holy Guacamole! I was laughing so hard at the desk that people in the Café probably thought I was crazy, because I couldn’t stop!! Anyways, that was my funny story for the day.
I’ll leave you with this:
Passenger: Excuse me, sir?
Sherwin: Yes ma’am, what can I do for you?
Passenger: Do you know if we’re going to see any whales today?
Sherwin: Why ma’am, just look in the pool today – we have one of every kind!
(Ok, so he didn’t say it, but he sure wanted to!)
Just another day in Paradise :)
Happy October Everyone! Hope it has started out well for everyone and that this post finds everyone happy and healthy. I made it through the four sea days, which in all actuality were not that bad. The people have been a lot of fun when running activities and I’ve enjoyed their company so far. Getting to know a lot of them always makes the trip a bit more fun. I’m loving not working with the kids and being able to have full days of adult conversation. It’s quite refreshing J If I had time during the day on the sea days; I took a book up to the Lido and just read. It was so wonderful! The air is different – it’s that Caribbean breeze where you can smell the beach and palm trees it in.
We were in Hilo, Hawaii yesterday and I was In Port Manning (IPM – where we have to stay on board to fulfill any emergency function if one were to occur – but instead, we just work all day since we’re stuck on board anyways). It ended up being cloudy and rainy all day, so I wasn’t disappointed that I was stuck on board all day. Last night we sailed past a national park of Volcanoes. I was in the passenger gym working out because we weren’t supposed to pass the big volcano until 10:15 – so I figured I’d take a shower beforehand. The chief officer came into the gym to tell three of us that we were going past a smaller volcano that was erupting! Sure enough, we walked outside and its pitch black dark, but all you see is orange coming out the top and flowing down the sides of the invisible volcano. The smoke reeked of sulfur- but it was so neat to see it erupting! We did see the one erupting when we were in New Guinea in March, but there was no lava – just ash EVERYWHERE!
Today we were in Kona, Hawaii. It was a tender port so we had to take one of the tenders to get to the shore. Once we were there, we went swimming in the ocean, which was beautiful! The water was that beautiful blue/green color. The only downside is that the ground was covered in these massive rocks and they hurt! Sherwin ended up cutting the heel of his foot pretty bad and my feet just hurt from all the rocks and sharp things I stepped on in the water. But, we enjoyed ourselves – it was so nice to get fresh air that was warm and Caribbean like! It really does just feel and taste different.
Tomorrow morning we will be in Lahaina, Hawaii or aka Maui! It’s another tender port, but we’re going to go ashore and at least walk around for a bit. I’ll let you know how that goes. Haven’t taken too many pictures since San Francisco – but I will do my best to post some soon so you can see the few that I have taken!
To give you a taste of these old people on the cruise – here’s a prime example of our daily suffering/daily dose of humor and laughter. While working in the library today, I was sitting at the desk when this older woman – probably early/mid sixties was standing at the desk talking to me. Sure enough, a cloud came over me. Now we’re not talking the boo-hoo depression cloud. We’re talking a true SBD. Now, I’m sure some of you are asking what this is, but the true translation is a Silent But Deadly FART! Oh my gosh – I’m not sure what this woman ate, but if she thinks I wasn’t going to notice – Lord have mercy, I had to hold my breath while she was writing on her little paper on the desk. GAG! Then, if her smelly secretions weren’t enough- in the corridor behind me I hear a very loud noise- it sounds like those doors that have the rubber on them that make the super loud farting noise- the one you joke about when someone opens it saying “excuse you” because you know it isn’t possible that a rip-roaring fart like that is possible. Well, I’ll be damned! The same Gassy creature let one rip in the hallway and just kept going! Holy Guacamole! I was laughing so hard at the desk that people in the Café probably thought I was crazy, because I couldn’t stop!! Anyways, that was my funny story for the day.
I’ll leave you with this:
Passenger: Excuse me, sir?
Sherwin: Yes ma’am, what can I do for you?
Passenger: Do you know if we’re going to see any whales today?
Sherwin: Why ma’am, just look in the pool today – we have one of every kind!
(Ok, so he didn’t say it, but he sure wanted to!)
We were in Hilo, Hawaii yesterday and I was In Port Manning (IPM – where we have to stay on board to fulfill any emergency function if one were to occur – but instead, we just work all day since we’re stuck on board anyways). It ended up being cloudy and rainy all day, so I wasn’t disappointed that I was stuck on board all day. Last night we sailed past a national park of Volcanoes. I was in the passenger gym working out because we weren’t supposed to pass the big volcano until 10:15 – so I figured I’d take a shower beforehand. The chief officer came into the gym to tell three of us that we were going past a smaller volcano that was erupting! Sure enough, we walked outside and its pitch black dark, but all you see is orange coming out the top and flowing down the sides of the invisible volcano. The smoke reeked of sulfur- but it was so neat to see it erupting! We did see the one erupting when we were in New Guinea in March, but there was no lava – just ash EVERYWHERE!
Today we were in Kona, Hawaii. It was a tender port so we had to take one of the tenders to get to the shore. Once we were there, we went swimming in the ocean, which was beautiful! The water was that beautiful blue/green color. The only downside is that the ground was covered in these massive rocks and they hurt! Sherwin ended up cutting the heel of his foot pretty bad and my feet just hurt from all the rocks and sharp things I stepped on in the water. But, we enjoyed ourselves – it was so nice to get fresh air that was warm and Caribbean like! It really does just feel and taste different.
Tomorrow morning we will be in Lahaina, Hawaii or aka Maui! It’s another tender port, but we’re going to go ashore and at least walk around for a bit. I’ll let you know how that goes. Haven’t taken too many pictures since San Francisco – but I will do my best to post some soon so you can see the few that I have taken!
To give you a taste of these old people on the cruise – here’s a prime example of our daily suffering/daily dose of humor and laughter. While working in the library today, I was sitting at the desk when this older woman – probably early/mid sixties was standing at the desk talking to me. Sure enough, a cloud came over me. Now we’re not talking the boo-hoo depression cloud. We’re talking a true SBD. Now, I’m sure some of you are asking what this is, but the true translation is a Silent But Deadly FART! Oh my gosh – I’m not sure what this woman ate, but if she thinks I wasn’t going to notice – Lord have mercy, I had to hold my breath while she was writing on her little paper on the desk. GAG! Then, if her smelly secretions weren’t enough- in the corridor behind me I hear a very loud noise- it sounds like those doors that have the rubber on them that make the super loud farting noise- the one you joke about when someone opens it saying “excuse you” because you know it isn’t possible that a rip-roaring fart like that is possible. Well, I’ll be damned! The same Gassy creature let one rip in the hallway and just kept going! Holy Guacamole! I was laughing so hard at the desk that people in the Café probably thought I was crazy, because I couldn’t stop!! Anyways, that was my funny story for the day.
I’ll leave you with this:
Passenger: Excuse me, sir?
Sherwin: Yes ma’am, what can I do for you?
Passenger: Do you know if we’re going to see any whales today?
Sherwin: Why ma’am, just look in the pool today – we have one of every kind!
(Ok, so he didn’t say it, but he sure wanted to!)
Friday, September 26, 2008
FINALLY SUNSHINE!
Hello out there!
We are on Sea Day 1 (out of 4 in a row!) and on our way to Hawaii. On this entire cruise there are 17 sea days, which is crazy. It’s a bit rough today, so these old folks are looking drunk and walking all over the place. Things are going good so far – there’s only one 11 year old boy on board, and he’s hanging out with his parents so it’s a great break from kids for me! I’m ready to get out of the kids program anyways, so it’s nice not to have to worry about them for awhile!
Anyways, We left Vancouver a little over a week ago and did a 5 day repositioning while stopping in Victoria (been there before, so I worked all day and gave someone else time off), San Francisco (I HAVE to go back there, I loved it – would really like to do Alcatraz and other cool sites around there) and San Diego yesterday. We ran to the mall in San Diego and on our way back there was a homeless guy chowing down on some French friends in a container. He says to us “Do you all have any spare change?” I replied with “No, I’m sorry, no change” and he says “Sorry doesn’t cut it lady.” So I turned around a bit in shock and said “Well then pay your own damn bills!” How rude! Thought it was a funny story though.
On our way down to San Diego we had a beautiful sea day – the sun was so bright I HATED that I had to work inside. Uh well, Hawaii and Bora Bora are only a few days away, right?
I think that’s all for now, just want to try and keep everyone posted about what is going on with me! Not sure how often we’ll get wireless or anything like that, but whenever I can I’ll post pictures, etc!
Hope all is well with everyone!
We are on Sea Day 1 (out of 4 in a row!) and on our way to Hawaii. On this entire cruise there are 17 sea days, which is crazy. It’s a bit rough today, so these old folks are looking drunk and walking all over the place. Things are going good so far – there’s only one 11 year old boy on board, and he’s hanging out with his parents so it’s a great break from kids for me! I’m ready to get out of the kids program anyways, so it’s nice not to have to worry about them for awhile!
Anyways, We left Vancouver a little over a week ago and did a 5 day repositioning while stopping in Victoria (been there before, so I worked all day and gave someone else time off), San Francisco (I HAVE to go back there, I loved it – would really like to do Alcatraz and other cool sites around there) and San Diego yesterday. We ran to the mall in San Diego and on our way back there was a homeless guy chowing down on some French friends in a container. He says to us “Do you all have any spare change?” I replied with “No, I’m sorry, no change” and he says “Sorry doesn’t cut it lady.” So I turned around a bit in shock and said “Well then pay your own damn bills!” How rude! Thought it was a funny story though.
On our way down to San Diego we had a beautiful sea day – the sun was so bright I HATED that I had to work inside. Uh well, Hawaii and Bora Bora are only a few days away, right?
I think that’s all for now, just want to try and keep everyone posted about what is going on with me! Not sure how often we’ll get wireless or anything like that, but whenever I can I’ll post pictures, etc!
Hope all is well with everyone!
Sunday, September 14, 2008
We will always remember 9/11...
September 11, 2008
First off, Happy Birthday tomorrow Robin!!! You're older than me ;)
Yes, I promised that I would keep up with this blog a little better this contract. I do have the access now and the ability to type and write things in here a bit easier now that I have my new fancy laptop J But, I just have nothing to write about yet...
Pictures are now posted, though! I’ve posted everything from the Floatplane, Sherwin’s birthday party and the Indonesian Independence day party.
We’re still in Alaska – only one week left to go! Thank goodness! The weather is turning colder, rainier and darker. Not pleasant at all! Sherwin and I are counting down the days until we can be in the sunshine and on the beach. Other than that, life is boring. Working a lot and trying to find what else I want to do on board. I have two ideas in mind, just having trouble deciding what steps to take next. I need a new challenge – the kids are getting old. Don’t get me wrong, the kids are tons of fun to work with – but the same programming week after week and the lack of supplies that we have…I’m just burnt out and need a new challenge! So keep your fingers crossed for me J
Here’s a list of our entire itinerary through December!
9/20 Vancouver, Canada
9/21 Victoria, British Columbia
9/22 At Sea
9/23 San Francisco, California
9/24 At Sea
9/25 San Diego, California
9/26 At Sea
9/27 At Sea
9/28 At Sea
9/29 At Sea
9/30 Hilo, Hawaii
10/1 Kona, Hawaii
10/2 Lahaina, Maui
10/3 Honolulu, Oahu
10/4 Honolulu, Oahu
10/5 Nawiliwili, Kauai
10/6 At Sea
10/7 At Sea
10/8 Crossing the Equator
10/9 At Sea
10/10 At Sea
10/11Raiatea, Society Islands
10/12 Bora Bora, French Polynesia
10/13 Bora Bora, French Polynesia
10/14 Papeete, Tahiti
10/15 Papeete, Tahiti
10/16 At Sea
10/17 At Sea
10/18 Nuku Hiva, Marquesas
10/19 At Sea
10/20 At Sea
10/21 At Sea
10/22 At Sea
10/23 At Sea
10/24 At Sea
10/25 San Diego, California
10/26 At Sea
10/27 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
10/28 At Sea
10/29 Acapulco, Mexico
10/30 Huatulco, Mexico
10/31 Puerto Chiapas, Mexico
11/1 Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala
11/2 At Sea
11/3 Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica
11/4 At Sea
11/5 Enter Panama Canal at Balboa
11/6 Cartagena, Colombia
11/7 At Sea
11/8 At Sea
11/9 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
11/10 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
11/11 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
11/12 Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos
11/13 At Sea
11/14 Santa Marta, Colombia
11/15 San Blas Islands, Panama
11/16Enter Panama Canal at Cristobal
11/17 Fuerte Amador, Panama
11/18 At Sea
11/19 Manta, Ecuador
11/20 At Sea
11/21 Trujillo, Peru
11/22 Callao (Lima), Peru
11/23 Callao (Lima), Peru
11/24 Callao (Lima), Peru
11/25 At Sea
11/26 Guayaquil, Ecuador
11/27 Manta, Ecuador
11/28 At sea
11/29 Enter Panama Canal at Balboa
11/30 Puerto Limon (San Jose), Costa Rica
12/1 San Andres, Colombia
12/2 At Sea
12/3 Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
12/4 At sea
12/5 Key West, Florida
12/6 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
12/7 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
12/8 At Sea
12/9 St. Thomas, USVI
12/10 St. John’s, Antigua
12/11 St. Lucia
12/12 Barbados
12/13 Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
12/14 Isla De Margarita, Venezuela
12/15 Willemstad, Curacao
12/16 Oranjestad, Aruba
12/17 At Sea
12/18 Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos
12/19 At Sea
12/20 Fort Lauderdale, Florida (This is when the family comes…!)
12/21 Key West, Florida
12/22 At Sea
12/23 Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatamala
12/24 Belize City, Belize
12/25 Costa Maya, Mexico
12/26 At Sea
12/27 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
*Bold means home port/Turnaround day!
Here are some of the addresses:
San Diego, CA
Sydney Ellis, ms Statendam, Youth Program Coordinator
Paxton, Shreve & Hays, Inc.
2191 Main Street
San Diego, CA 92113
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sydney Ellis, ms Statendam, Youth Program Coordinator
Transmarine Navigation Corp
677 Ala Moana Blvd, Suite 800
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Sydney Ellis, ms Statendam, Youth Program Coordinator
Worldwide Shore Services, FLL
Pier 26 – Port Everglades-2nd Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 333
First off, Happy Birthday tomorrow Robin!!! You're older than me ;)
Yes, I promised that I would keep up with this blog a little better this contract. I do have the access now and the ability to type and write things in here a bit easier now that I have my new fancy laptop J But, I just have nothing to write about yet...
Pictures are now posted, though! I’ve posted everything from the Floatplane, Sherwin’s birthday party and the Indonesian Independence day party.
We’re still in Alaska – only one week left to go! Thank goodness! The weather is turning colder, rainier and darker. Not pleasant at all! Sherwin and I are counting down the days until we can be in the sunshine and on the beach. Other than that, life is boring. Working a lot and trying to find what else I want to do on board. I have two ideas in mind, just having trouble deciding what steps to take next. I need a new challenge – the kids are getting old. Don’t get me wrong, the kids are tons of fun to work with – but the same programming week after week and the lack of supplies that we have…I’m just burnt out and need a new challenge! So keep your fingers crossed for me J
Here’s a list of our entire itinerary through December!
9/20 Vancouver, Canada
9/21 Victoria, British Columbia
9/22 At Sea
9/23 San Francisco, California
9/24 At Sea
9/25 San Diego, California
9/26 At Sea
9/27 At Sea
9/28 At Sea
9/29 At Sea
9/30 Hilo, Hawaii
10/1 Kona, Hawaii
10/2 Lahaina, Maui
10/3 Honolulu, Oahu
10/4 Honolulu, Oahu
10/5 Nawiliwili, Kauai
10/6 At Sea
10/7 At Sea
10/8 Crossing the Equator
10/9 At Sea
10/10 At Sea
10/11Raiatea, Society Islands
10/12 Bora Bora, French Polynesia
10/13 Bora Bora, French Polynesia
10/14 Papeete, Tahiti
10/15 Papeete, Tahiti
10/16 At Sea
10/17 At Sea
10/18 Nuku Hiva, Marquesas
10/19 At Sea
10/20 At Sea
10/21 At Sea
10/22 At Sea
10/23 At Sea
10/24 At Sea
10/25 San Diego, California
10/26 At Sea
10/27 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
10/28 At Sea
10/29 Acapulco, Mexico
10/30 Huatulco, Mexico
10/31 Puerto Chiapas, Mexico
11/1 Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala
11/2 At Sea
11/3 Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica
11/4 At Sea
11/5 Enter Panama Canal at Balboa
11/6 Cartagena, Colombia
11/7 At Sea
11/8 At Sea
11/9 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
11/10 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
11/11 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
11/12 Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos
11/13 At Sea
11/14 Santa Marta, Colombia
11/15 San Blas Islands, Panama
11/16Enter Panama Canal at Cristobal
11/17 Fuerte Amador, Panama
11/18 At Sea
11/19 Manta, Ecuador
11/20 At Sea
11/21 Trujillo, Peru
11/22 Callao (Lima), Peru
11/23 Callao (Lima), Peru
11/24 Callao (Lima), Peru
11/25 At Sea
11/26 Guayaquil, Ecuador
11/27 Manta, Ecuador
11/28 At sea
11/29 Enter Panama Canal at Balboa
11/30 Puerto Limon (San Jose), Costa Rica
12/1 San Andres, Colombia
12/2 At Sea
12/3 Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
12/4 At sea
12/5 Key West, Florida
12/6 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
12/7 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
12/8 At Sea
12/9 St. Thomas, USVI
12/10 St. John’s, Antigua
12/11 St. Lucia
12/12 Barbados
12/13 Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
12/14 Isla De Margarita, Venezuela
12/15 Willemstad, Curacao
12/16 Oranjestad, Aruba
12/17 At Sea
12/18 Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos
12/19 At Sea
12/20 Fort Lauderdale, Florida (This is when the family comes…!)
12/21 Key West, Florida
12/22 At Sea
12/23 Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatamala
12/24 Belize City, Belize
12/25 Costa Maya, Mexico
12/26 At Sea
12/27 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
*Bold means home port/Turnaround day!
Here are some of the addresses:
San Diego, CA
Sydney Ellis, ms Statendam, Youth Program Coordinator
Paxton, Shreve & Hays, Inc.
2191 Main Street
San Diego, CA 92113
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sydney Ellis, ms Statendam, Youth Program Coordinator
Transmarine Navigation Corp
677 Ala Moana Blvd, Suite 800
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Sydney Ellis, ms Statendam, Youth Program Coordinator
Worldwide Shore Services, FLL
Pier 26 – Port Everglades-2nd Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 333
Thursday, September 11, 2008
We will always remember 9/11...
First off, Happy Birthday tomorrow Robin!!! You're older than me ;)
Yes, I promised that I would keep up with this blog a little better this contract. I do have the access now and the ability to type and write things in here a bit easier now that I have my new fancy laptop. But, I just have nothing to write about yet...
Pictures are now posted, though! I’ve posted everything from the Floatplane, Sherwin’s birthday party and the Indonesian Independance day party.
We’re still in Alaska – only one week left to go! Thank goodness! The weather is turning colder, rainier and darker. Not pleasant at all! Sherwin and I are counting down the days until we can be in the sunshine and on the beach. Other than that, life is boring. Working a lot and trying to find what else I want to do on board. I have two ideas in mind, just having trouble deciding what steps to take next. I need a new challenge – the kids are getting old. Don’t get me wrong, the kids are tons of fun to work with – but the same programming week after week and the lack of supplies that we have…I’m just burnt out and need a new challenge! So keep your fingers crossed for me.
Here’s a list of our entire itinerary through December!
9/20 Vancouver, Canada
9/21 Victoria, British Columbia
9/22 At Sea
9/23 San Francisco, California
9/24 At Sea
9/25 San Diego, California
9/26 At Sea
9/27 At Sea
9/28 At Sea
9/29 At Sea
9/30 Hilo, Hawaii
10/1 Kona, Hawaii
10/2 Lahaina, Maui
10/3 Honolulu, Oahu
10/4 Honolulu, Oahu
10/5 Nawiliwili, Kauai
10/6 At Sea
10/7 At Sea
10/8 Crossing the Equator
10/9 At Sea
10/10 At Sea
10/11Raiatea, Society Islands
10/12 Bora Bora, French Polynesia
10/13 Bora Bora, French Polynesia
10/14 Papeete, Tahiti
10/15 Papeete, Tahiti
10/16 At Sea
10/17 At Sea
10/18 Nuku Hiva, Marquesas
10/19 At Sea
10/20 At Sea
10/21 At Sea
10/22 At Sea
10/23 At Sea
10/24 At Sea
10/25 San Diego, California
10/26 At Sea
10/27 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
10/28 At Sea
10/29 Acapulco, Mexico
10/30 Huatulco, Mexico
10/31 Puerto Chiapas, Mexico
11/1 Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala
11/2 At Sea
11/3 Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica
11/4 At Sea
11/5 Enter Panama Canal at Balboa
11/6 Cartagena, Colombia
11/7 At Sea
11/8 At Sea
11/9 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
11/10 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
11/11 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
11/12 Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos
11/13 At Sea
11/14 Santa Marta, Colombia
11/15 San Blas Islands, Panama
11/16Enter Panama Canal at Cristobal
11/17 Fuerte Amador, Panama
11/18 At Sea
11/19 Manta, Ecuador
11/20 At Sea
11/21 Trujillo, Peru
11/22 Callao (Lima), Peru
11/23 Callao (Lima), Peru
11/24 Callao (Lima), Peru
11/25 At Sea
11/26 Guayaquil, Ecuador
11/27 Manta, Ecuador
11/28 At sea
11/29 Enter Panama Canal at Balboa
11/30 Puerto Limon (San Jose), Costa Rica
12/1 San Andres, Colombia
12/2 At Sea
12/3 Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
12/4 At sea
12/5 Key West, Florida
12/6 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
12/7 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas
12/8 At Sea
12/9 St. Thomas, USVI
12/10 St. John’s, Antigua
12/11 St. Lucia
12/12 Barbados
12/13 Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
12/14 Isla De Margarita, Venezuela
12/15 Willemstad, Curacao
12/16 Oranjestad, Aruba
12/17 At Sea
12/18 Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos
12/19 At Sea
12/20 Fort Lauderdale, Florida (This is when the family comes…!)
12/21 Key West, Florida
12/22 At Sea
12/23 Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatamala
12/24 Belize City, Belize
12/25 Costa Maya, Mexico
12/26 At Sea
12/27 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
*Bold means home port/Turnaround day!
Here are some of the addresses:
San Diego, CA
Sydney Ellis, ms Statendam, Youth Program Coordinator
Paxton, Shreve & Hays, Inc.
2191 Main Street
San Diego, CA 92113
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sydney Ellis, ms Statendam, Youth Program Coordinator
Transmarine Navigation Corp
677 Ala Moana Blvd, Suite 800
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Sydney Ellis, ms Statendam, Youth Program Coordinator
Worldwide Shore Services, FLL
Pier 26 – Port Everglades-2nd Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 333
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