DAY 59 - AT SEA - MARCH 27, 2010

THERE IS A TROPICAL STORM OFF THE COAST OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, OVER 800 MILES SOUTH, AND THE SEA IS A ROUGH AS IT HAS EVERY BEEN. ALL OUTSIDE OPEN AREAS ARE OFF LIMITS TO THE PASSENGERS.

WE WERE UP EARLY AS WE HAD BEEN INVITED BY THE CAPTAIN TO ENTER THE BRIDGE FOR A TOUR. BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE TOUR HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL 3RD.

THIS WAS A VERY UNEVENTFUL DAY.

DAY 60 - AT SEA - MARCH 28, 2010

WE STAYED UP LATE WORKING ON OUR PICTURE AND CONSEQUENTLY WERE SOUND ASLEEP WHEN THE CAPTAIN’S 9:00 AM ANNOUNCEMENT WOKE US. NOTHING OF ANY INTEREST WAS ON TAP FOR TODAY HOWEVER INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE BUFFET FOR BREAKFAST, AS WE USUALLY DO, WE DECIDED TO TRY THE SUNDAY BRUNCH IN THE MAIN DINING ROOM.

ALTHOUGH THE PLACE WAS PACKED, GEORGIA SPOTTED A TABLE FOR TWO ON THE FAR BACKSIDE NEAR A LARGE PICTURE WINDOW. THE FOOD WAS GREAT, WE WERE RELAXED, AND WE DISCUSSED WHICH ITEMS ON THE BUCKET LIST SHOULD BE EXPLORED.

I WORKED ON POSTING THE MATERIAL TO THE BLOG, 9 DAYS OF CATCHUP, WHILE GEORGIA GATHERED IDEAS FOR BOOK. FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE NIGHT WE MADE IT TO THE MAIN DINING ROOM FOR DINNER.

AFTER DINNER GEORGIA BEGAN PLACING HER NEW FORMULATED IDEAS INTO TYPE AS I RETREATED TO THE LIBRARY TO CONTINUE READING THE FIRST BOOK IN THE LEFT BEHIND SERIES.

WE ALWAYS SCAN THE PRINCESS PATTER EACH NIGHT FOR THE COMING ATTRACTIONS, OR MEETING TIME FOR EXCURSIONS, AND FOUND AN INTERESTING PIECE FROM THE INTERNET CAFE MANAGER. THE JAPANESE PORT AUTHORITIES HAS ASK THE SHIP TO DISABLE THE SATELITE SIGNAL WHILE IN JAPANESE WATERS. I GUESS THAT MEANS WE DON’T GET OUR SERVICE BACK UNTIL LATE TOMORROW NIGHT.