Even hotter today than yesterday and by evening quite sultry. We spent the morning by the pool again, reading. Bob had poured me a monster Courvoisier when we got back to the cabin last night and I must admit I felt marginally "dehydrated" this morning. A hearty breakfast and a litre of sparkling water soon perked me up. We are currently cruising through some of the very far outlying Fijian islands that are nearer Tonga than Fiji proper. Some of them a...

What a very eventful day! So nice to wake up to find the sea quietening down and a bit of sun. Still quite a large swell but definitely beginning to die away. We decided to have a leisurely morning and so we didn't even get up till after 10:30 and then we went up to breakfast, skipping art just for one day. At 12:15 it was the Photography Club prize photo screening and awards in the Playhouse. I was so pleased to see that they showed 4 or 5 of my phot...

The Day That Never Was has been and gone. Woke up to Monday morning…. And still the squall rages on. Force 9/10 last night and water flooded the aft show lounge!!!!! Not entirely sure how… The ship's satellite tv has been knocked out, probably blew down last night. Apparently, this weather will continue today and tomorrow and then the forecast for the Bay of Islands, New Zealand is sunny and warm. Fingers crossed as we have diving booked there. Afte...

Another grey, wet, windy, hot tropical day. The sea was absolutely heaving although either we have totally got our sea-legs now, or the ship just rides it all out so well. We did walk drunkenly when moving around but no motion sickness feelings at all. Went to the morning art class and today we painted an orchid. I was incredibly pleased with mine and it is a mark of how much James has helped me that I can now paint some more delicate subjects. We have a...

A very sultry and tropical day. We were in squalls most of the day with grey skies and bucketing rain but hot temperatures. Not that it mattered as we had a pretty full day of activities, all of them indoors. First off after breakfast was our bridge lesson. We haven't been for ages what with repeat catch-ups for some of the late starters and then port days. Anyway, today was a new subject and we were partnered with a nice couple who play friendly bridge ...