Catching Up

My Bad!  The days went by so fast, and yes we had four days at sea on the way over, but you have never traveled with Janet. She never s stops, and we had so many things to do and see and buy. I fell in the bed at night. I will try to catch all the exciting bits up to date now. 

We were at sea in the big Pacific Ocean for four days. It is huge. I can' remember the Atlantic looking this big. Te first few days we had almost gale force winds and we rocked and rolled. Not too bad but I guess some people were seasick. We ate great meals and I stayed on my diet, feeling pretty good about everything. We have't dressed for dinner, no jackets and ties, and we have not been to a performance in the theater. Nothing seems that exciting. The ship reminds me of the Crown, with things located in the someplace. The third day out, we discovered the warm weather and the Sanctuary, an adults only area where you pay to have the guy wrap your lounge in a towel and bring you forenoon tea with sandwiches and sweets. They also offer cucumber water or fruit water to keep you cooled off. I got a little sun and so did the others but we got in the pool and hot tub and exercised for fun. The fourth day at sea, other people had discovered our wonderful place, but it still is not crowded. We have heard on a Caribbean cruise you must make reservations before the ship leaves if you want a place or you have to wait for a chair each day. 

We finally arrived in Honolulu and went off for our first tour to the Arizona memorial. The guys also got to visit the Missouri where they signed the surrender for the end of WWII.  Janet Andy rushed to shop at the Hilo Hattie's on Honolulu before we sailed. It was so much fun and we bought Hawaiian shirts and earrings and other gifts. On the way out I bought macadamia nut treats for people at home. We have now decided we 're shipping a suitcase home since we 're already full in the car and we have bought so much.  More about that later. 

We brought the right kind of clothes. Our shorts and crops and t shirts have been perfect.  The weather has been hot a few days but not unbearable. The second day in the islands we went to Kauai. Before we left home, we had discussed going on a tubing trip on a ditch in the cane fields. The fields no longer have sugar cane but the irrigation ditches still remain. We were making the decision and before I knew it we had booked it. Off we went to meet our guides to get in big fat inner tubes and float down the ditch, and go through at least 5 miles of tubes or tunnels and over a few rapids, little but fun.  Everything was running down hill, so we kept going; although I did bounce off the walls back and forth in the tunnels. We wore helmets with lanterns so we could see in the dark tunnels. More later.