The weather is getting cooler, tomorrow may necessitate long trousers. It's about 20 again but there's still a stiff breeze. This morning Barbara and I went to the Future Cruise desk to ask about next years cruise to the US and Canada. We've now got the prices and just have to decide whether to stick with P&O or fly cruise with an American line. It also looks like P&O are going to be getting rid of Adonia which is a bit of a bummer as I really fancy ...

Amazingly we only have four weeks to go. In four Thursday's, we'll be disembarking. Did my photos and web page after breakfast. Then lunch with Barbara, Phil and Linda. I noticed on my way to lunch that the roof on the Crystal Pool was closed again and the pool emptied. Men lost BoS. I lost my deck quoits (against the 'robot' and her partner). It was extremely windy and we all played from one end, which slowed things up. After a cup of tea I went up...

This is a day I've been looking forward to since before embarking in Southampton. Rob and I had booked a helicopter flight over the volcanoes. With the doors off! Even Dawn, my housecleaner in the UK, was excited. Arrived in Hilo at about 8:00 and had breakfast. Met Rob at 9:00 in Costa. We grabbed a cab to Hilo Airport and checked in for our flight 45 minutes early. We were each weighed, eeeek! Then fairly soon it was time for the briefing and flight. ...

Our first US port of call, so it's the dreaded US Immigration. They call people by deck number, but the six of us had arranged to meet at 9:00 in Raffles. I was up early and called Barbara and we went down early. Even then the queue stretched from Carmen's at the rear, along the whole length of the ship to the Curzon Theatre at the front. As we were queuing, Rob and Linda and then Phil and Yvonne passed us. B & I completed our procedure by 9:00 and tri...

Got up late(ish). Did a mile after breakfast and then, amazingly, found a washing machine free, so did my laundry. When I left, 5 machines were free, a record methinks. After lunch, the men lost BoS. I lost deck quoits. We watched the men's finals of the McMillan tournament. We've now raised over £240. Barbara and I then sat by the Crystal Pool. It had the net over it to stop people swimming and the water was flying everywhere, even though the ship seem...