September 2 to 7 is all at sea. There is a hurricane - Norbert - who is messing with our plans. We skipped Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Villarta. While this is a long time to spend in the middle of the ocean, it was also peaceful and reflective. We had no internet, no phones, no way to contact the "outside" world. What did we do?
1. Enrichment lectures. This might sound boring but it was not. The speaker was former Ambassador to the Middle East Edward Peck. He was interesting and funny. If my college professors had been like Ambassador Peck I might have gotten my Masters. Or even Doctorate!
Did you know that, if there were only 100 people in the world:
60 of them would be Asian 8 South and Central America
14 African 5 from US and Canada
12 European 1 from Australia and New Zealand
Of the same 100 people:
14 would speak Chinese 7 Spanish
8 Hindi 4 Russian
8 English 4 Arabic
55 all other languages
And here is how those same 100 people would worship:
33 Christians 14 Agnostics
22 Muslims 6 Buddhists
15 Hindus 10 other religions
2. Rest - my favorite spot was on deck - in a deck chair - listening to the hum of conversation, the wind, the rocking of the boat
3. We had a block party. One evening everyone came out of their cabins and met their neighbors. The ship's crew came by and greeted everyone on board
4. Workouts - my trainer Grant had written some cruise workouts. When the boat was not rocking it was fun!
5. We had a "which state are you from" party. Different locations for different states. We met 2 couples from Midland, folks from San Antonio, a couple from New Zealand that got lost and ended up in Texas.
6. Tea Time: Every day a group of us - 6 in all - would meet for tea, needlework and trivia. Our team of 6 won only once. But we enjoyed playing so much.
7. Eating - oh my. We usually had breakfast in the casual dining room, lunch wherever, and dinner at either the Compass Rose dining room or Prime 7. We especially enjoyed our waiter in the Compass Rose - Sherwin.
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