Crossing the Equator

November 7

Tradition has it that when a person crosses the equator for the first time, they must come in front of King Neptune and kiss the fish to transition from being a polliwog to a shellback. All the cruise lines provide this ceremony, and today was the appropriate day for us. We already had been initiated on a prior trip. 

Steel Drums

November 5

Port of Spain, Trinidad 

Did you know that steel drums were invented in Trinidad. We were greeted by that sound as we left the ship to explore the city. 

Trinidad and Tobago are a dual island republic just off the coast of Venezuela. They became independent of the U.K. in 1962 and became a republic in 1976. 

Zipping through the Jungle

November 4

Our first zip line experience, and we did it in the treetop canopy of St Lucia. Twelve separate lines in all and speeds up to 30 miles an hour. 

St Bart's

November 3

Our weather is already getting warm and steamy as we head toward the Amazon. Stopped today in St Bart's, St Barthélemy to be correct, a dependent state of France. The capitol, Gustavia, is loaded with high end shops, but it also has beautiful beaches. 

Life at Sea

So nice to be pampered--people to serve me meals, make my bed, and entertain me. There are only 402 passengers on our ship that holds 680. And passengers are outnumbered by 403 crew members. Don't know if Zika virus might have had an impact. 

Beautiful sunsets. 

 

At Sea

November 1

Fair skies and calm sea in the Atlantic Ocean. Eating, sleeping, reading, knitting,  ...........

On our way to St Bart's. 

Happy Halloween

October 31 

Hamilton, Bermuda

Our second day in Bermuda. We golfed at Port Royal golf club--a beautiful course on the water. We were almost the last people to get back on board, but we are now on our way to St Bart's.