Thursday April 14th. At Sea

Good afternoon friends, foes, lurkers and loved ones.

Last night I read then turned out the light, turned on the light and read some more, on off on off and so it went until I finally fell asleep at around 2.30 with the clocks being advanced one hour. We awoke at 10am and arose at 10.30. not knowing which end was up or down. By the time we were ready to check out the buffet for breakfast, it was about to close down. Neither of us were hungry so it was fruit and yoghurt and a cup of coffee to get the day under way.

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Dorothy's asthma is playing up, she does have her "puffers" but feels the need to see the doctor today, I will keep you up to date. We went to the thalassa pool with jets on full blast, it got the circulation moving well, so next the steam room and another shower, I do believe I feel human again.

We plan on a lazy day "again" :) but will attend the lecture on Easter Island this afternoon at 3 .15.

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The lecture was full of good info. some we had known about by reading up over the past year, one thing I didn't know was the hefty fines issued if caught even touching the Moai, we learned that s few years back a man was fined $1700 US for chipping a piece off one of the statues, a stupid thing to do and an expensive lesson!

Dorothy is down at the Drs. Office and doesn't feel like going to dinner, I wonder if Shirley will be as talkative? Weather has been perfect and tomorrow is forecast to be the same, it's the swell that could be a problem, especially with some of the elder pax getting on and off the tender. A few who "didn't know"!!! That there would be so many sea days in a row, are moaning, we on the other hand have been so busy lazing, reading and chatting that time has passed way to quickly.

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Photos, Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. I'm at a loss to explain why they are not showing up on the blog when it says they were successfully posted, an I.T. man I'm not in case you haven't guessed yet. I will though, put some up after we get home.

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We are so hoping we'll get ashore tomorrow, Rapa Nui, (Easter Island) has fascinated me since childhood and I can't wait to take photos of the line up of Moai that we've all seen pictures of at some time or another. This volcanic island is 64 square miles and the population numbers approx. 3400 people. The giant monoliths have puzzled Westerners ever since the Dutch seaman Roggeven first made landfall there on Easter Sunday, 1772. The society who carved and erected the Moai, possessed considerable masonry skills, on par with those found in the Inca Empire but today no longer exist.

We missed Dorothy at dinner, especially Shirley, she'd gone back in her shell and was quiet as a mouse. Some of us made up for it though with very little lull in conversation. Back in our cabin, Dorothy say's that her tummy is queasy from the medication and if she feels the same, may miss the excursion tomorrow. That would be a crying shame so fingers crossed please, everyone.

Hasta la Pasta :)

Tony