Second Report, written as we cross the Equator again February 4 2009

Second Report, written as we cross the Equator again February 4 2009

It’s hard to keep track of time when you are at sea for so many days. We are out of satellite coverage from BBC World so we know little of the news except there has been a large amount of snow in London and the south east, ah! Sorry about that.

Our last stop was four days ago, a day at Honolulu, Hawaii where we didn’t have to escort any passenger trips so Susan fulfilled her ambition to go to Waikiki Beach for a swim.

It did not live up to her expectations as it’s surrounded by high rise apartments and hotels and the beach is actually quite narrow and crowed and you have to go out about half a mile to pick up the famous waves, which were not much in evidence. As another passenger put it “I’ve seen better waves in Cornwall”. For John it was also a disappointment as he said “I’d rather be in Marbella!”

So we took a local bus to Diamond Head which is the local viewing point. Once you are dropped by the bus there’s a half mile walk up a steep hill, you can see a good view of the island, and on the way back a man in a stretched limo offered us a ride back to town. In we jumped and you can see Sue in her glory moment, another first.

We rounded of the day with an all American hamburger and a coke before bussing it back to the ship. Not one of the most memorable stops of a life time. As we sailed away into the sunset, the Queen Victoria can be seen in the next dock.

Next we go to Samoa. In the meantime we continue under the tropical sunshine and showers and John continues with his lectures and Sue with her Bridge Classes, she’s becoming a real fanatic. As Samoa is quite small John’s not sure if we can post this there but we will try. February 5 2009.