- March 4, 2001 (Day -4)
- March 6, 2001 (Day -2)
- March 7, 2001 (Day -1)
- March 8, 2001 (Day 1)
- March 10, 2001 (Day 3)
- March 11, 2001 (Day 4)
- March 12, 2001 (Day 5)
- March 13, 2001 (Day 6)
- March 14, 2001 (Day 7)
- March 15, 2001 (Day 8)
- March 16, 2001 (Day 9)
- March 17, 2001 (Day 10)
- March 18, 2001 (Day 11)
- March 19, 2001 (Day 12)
- Time Check: Day 12
- March 20, 2001 (Day 13)
- March 21, 2001 (Day 14)
- March 22, 2001 (Day 15)
- March 23, 2001 (Day 16)
- March 24, 2001 (Day 17)
- March 25, 2001 (Day 18)
- March 26, 2001 (Day 19)
- March 27, 2001 (Day 20)
- March 28, 2001 (Day 21)
- March 29, 2001 (Day 22)
- March 30, 2001 (Day 23)
- Time Check: Day 23
- March 31, 2001 (Day 24)
- April 1, 2001 (Day 25)
- April 2, 2001 (Day 26)
- April 3, 2001 (Day 27)
- April 4, 2001 (Day 28)
- April 5, 2001 (Day 29)
- Time Check: Day 29
- April 6, 2001 (Day 30)
- April 7, 2001 (Day 31)
- April 8, 2001 (Day 32)
- April 9, 2001 (Day 33)
- April 10, 2001 (Day 34)
- April 11, 2001 (Day 35)
- Time Check: Day 35
- April 12, 2001 (Day 36)
- April 13, 2001 (Day 37)
- April 14, 2001 (Day 38)
- April 15, 2001 (Day 39)
- April 16, 2001 (Day 40)
- Time Check: Day 40
- April 17, 2001 (Day 41)
- April 18, 2001 (Day 42)
- April 19, 2001 (Day 43)
- Time Check: Day 43
- April 20, 2001 (Day 44)
- Intermission
- April 21, 2001 (Day 45)
- April 22, 2001 (Day 46)
- April 23, 2001 (Day 47)
- April 24, 2001 (Day 48)
- April 25, 2001 (Day 49)
- April 26, 2001 (Day 50)
- April 27, 2001 (Day 51)
- April 28, 2001 (Day 52)
- Time Check: Day 52
- April 29, 2001 (Day 53)
- April 30, 2001 (Day 54)
- May 1, 2001 (Day 55) – Part I
- May 1, 2001 (Day 55) – Part II
- May 2, 2001 (Day 56)
- May 3, 2001 (Day 57)
- May 4, 2001 (Day 58)
- May 5, 2001 (Day 59)
- May 6, 2001 (Day 60)
- May 7, 2001 (Day 61)
- Time Check: Day 61
- May 8, 2001 (Day 62)
- May 9, 2001 (Day 63)
- May 10, 2001 (Day 64)
- May 11, 2001 (Day 65)
- May 12, 2001 (Day 66)
- May 13, 2001 (Day 67)
- May 14, 2001 (Day 68)
- May 15, 2001 (Day 69)
- Time Check: Day 69
- May 16, 2001 (Day 70)
- Time Check: Day 70
- May 17, 2001 (Day 71)
- May 18, 2001 (Day 72)
- May 19, 2001 (Day 73)
- May 20, 2001 (Day 74)
- May 21, 2001 (Day 75)
- May 22, 2001 (Day 76)
- May 23, 2001 (Day 77)
- May 24, 2001 (Day 78)
- May 25, 2001 (Day 79)
- Intermission – Part II
- May 27, 2001 (Epilogue)
April 27, 2001 (Day 52): Regal Princess, North Pacific – 11pm
Health: Same old cold. Getting bored of it.
Morale: good. We keep losing hours as we travel east.
Finding ways to keep busy. I made myself get up and walk over a mile before breakfast. Lesser activities included getting out passports in preparation for US Customs, inventoried our stuff so that we will remember exactly what we packed for this trip, and a nap. Anna made it to a lecture on reflexology. We also took the opportunity to sit in the outdoor hot tub – it is about 20 yards from our cabin – and watch the seas. The chill in the air is becoming more pronounced. It even began snowing tonight.
The seas are a bit rougher today, not unlike a bit of turbulence in an airplane. Extra seasickness bags have been made available, placed next to the waste bins in the hallways. The “Do Not Disturb” signs became more common later in the day. My Maltese grandparents, George and Amy, were not down for dinner tonight. Considering her stated displeasure about being at sea for so many consecutive days, I am not surprised. I am still feeling fine, though. Touch wood.
Kay, the travel agent on our winning trivia team, threw a party tonight for her clients – and us. She was not feeling well so she did not attend. George and Pearl were there, though. Chatted with some of the people there and got to meet Bob, a.k.a. Santa Claus. Not surprisingly, he takes advantage of his likeness to St. Nick – beard and all – and does, in fact, play Santa. He takes it very seriously and it was fun to hear some of his stories. He shared a picture of a little girl giving him a kiss. Apparently she had started out pretty shy, but they read some books together and she became his friend. The saddest one was a woman who brought her dog to have its picture taken with Santa, as the woman’s young children looked on. He does not pose with pets after that. One time, he lost an opportunity to play Santa when he was required to wear a fake beard, regardless of his complete real beard. “Policy,” he was told.
Tonight’s competition was kind of like the name game where you have to get your team members to say the name of a person, place, or thing. No hand gestures but you can say anything about this thing except its name. You get points based on the number you complete in a certain amount of time. In our team of six, Anna and I were volunteered to represent the group up front for two of the three rounds. We won – it was umbrellas this time. Winning is nice.
Excerpts from Anna’s journal included
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