DAY 85 - AT SEA - APRIL 22, 2010

I DIDN’T MENTION YESTERDAY, THE MALDIVES ARE A MUSLIM COUNTRY. AS I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE SITUATION THE MUSLIM AND THE MORMONS HAVE A LOT IN COMMON. BOTH WANT YOU TO TURN FROM WHAT THEY PERCEIVE AS THE WRONG WAY TO THEIR WAY. BOTH HAVE RULES AND REGULATIONS, AND DO’S AND DON’TS, LONGER THAN YOUR ARM.

THE MORMONS OWN STOCK IN ALL THE COMPANIES DEVOTED TO SINFUL THINGS, I.E., SMOKING, DRINKING AND GAMBLING AMONG OTHERS.

THE MUSLIM WOULD PUNISH ANYONE CAUGHT SUNBATHING OR SWIMMING IN PUBLIC, YET, THEY PROVIDE ENTIRE ISLANDS FOR SINNERS TO DO EXACTLY WHAT THEY DON’T BELIEVE IS PROPER. GO FIGURE.

DAY 86 - AT SEA - APRIL 23, 2010

TODAY IS ANOTHER RELAXING DAY AT SEA. WE ATTENDED THE PRESENTATION ON THE MUMBAI PORT CALL BY MARTYN GREEN. HIS TALKS ON OTHER PORT CALLS HAVE ALWAY BEEN INFORMATIVE AS WAS THIS ONE. HE HAS TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY AS A FORMER PILOT FOR BRITISH AIRWAYS. HE NOW DOES WORK FOR PRINCESS, MONTHS AT A TIME, GIVING PRESENTATIONS.

POINTS OF INTEREST AND HISTORY ALWAYS HIGHLIGHT HIS TALKS. IT IS INTERESTING THAT IN AS MUCH AS THIS WILL BE OUR SECOND TRIP TO INDIA, NO AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING PICTURES, WILL EVER REMOVE THE CULTURE SHOCK WHEN YOU HIT THE STREETS OF INDIA.

THIS AFTERNOON FRANKIE HELD AN INFORMAL PRESENTATION WHICH INCLUDED FIVE MEMBERS OF THE SHIP STAFF FROM INDIA. THE CULTURE IS SO DIVERSE ANYMORE TWO WERE CATHOLICS, TWO WERE HINDU AND ONE A MUSLIM.