We’re 200 miles east-south-east of the Galapagos Islands, making 17.5 knots under sunny skies and a reasonably smooth sea. 3,300 miles away to our west lies our destination, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia.
When crossing the Pacific, one realises just how vast this ocean is, one that covers 1/3 of the world’s surface. Today has been a quiet one for me, a chance to catch up on some paperwork and get around the ship. I had just one social function, a lunchtime ‘amuse’ with our Suite guests. I took my camera, just to get your mouths watering 😆
Hotel Director, Henk (left); Tina, Pinnacle Manager, (in blues) and Cellar Master, Jacques arranging the wine.
We have started the slow roll back of clocks, an hour last night and 4 hours over the next few days, an extra hour makes all the difference and by the time we reach Nuku Hiva we will be 10 hours behind Europe and 5 hours behind the U.S. East coast. Communications become difficult with these time differences, something we have learned to deal with.
Thank you for all your nice comments, they are appreciated and make this all worthwhile. Tomorrow, (Thursday), I have my first ‘Captain’s dinner’ and our ‘Black and Silver’ ball. I took formal dance lessons at Navigation college in U.K.; unfortunately, we had no female partners, so we (male) cadets had to dance with each other. Is it any wonder that I have two left feet? 😳
Give our best to my sister & brother-in-law, Mary & Gordon Thompson, guests on the Amsterdam world cruise this year. We look forward to their emails and your blog posts. Very nice.
Wow. Too good to eat.
I am loving your trip (and blog) as I did the last trip! WISH I were on board!!!
Everything looks delicious. I am sure that when you get on the dance floor your left foot will know what your right foot is doing and you will be swamped with requests to dance!!
Wonderful blog, a great way to start our day. Your pic’s are great and come through very clear. Thanks
Just find a partner with two right feet and you’re set Captain! As always, enjoying your blog. Thanks
Hi Captain, again a very interesting blog. I enjoyed seeing all the photos of the wonderful spread of eats. Brings back memories of my voyage on AMSTERDAM in 2013,HK to Cape Town. It is also good to see that Henk and Jaques are still with you. Please give Jaques my greetings from a fellow Capetonian.
Waiting with great interest photos of your first great interest “black and silver Ball”
Best regards
Ted Dixon
Enjoy all your Pictures and your comments.
I will join the Amsterdam in Mebourne Feb.13 to Dubai
Fred Aaron
Thanks, Captain, always enjoy your posts.
Beautiful things they can do and it is still ateable. Say seeing this so early in the a.m. And I,’m only sitting down to omelette and coffee