Blue Book of Boats

The Amsterdam is now at 10 43 N 130 03 W making 17 knots. Wind about 10 knots from the SE, large swell from the SW causing the ship to pitch, and occasionally slam the bow sections right under my cabin.

Air temp 27 degrees, water only 18, which surprised me as it was 28 a couple of days ago. Blue skies and fluffy clouds.

There is no satellite TV here, although the internet still works. They let us access the New York Times website free.

Last night was the first formal night. I put on my blazer and tie,but discovered I didn’t pack the gray slacks and black socks I set aside. Wore Khaki instead.

Had a lovely Lobster dinner, free Champagne before hand. The Titanic must have felt like this just before the iceberg…

I have decided to book a few excursions. There are none on Nuku Hiva,and taxi to the Typee Valley is 12,000 Francs, about 130 dollars. I’ll walk.

On Tahiti there are public buses, so I’ll take them. I plan to book a back country tour on Moorea, and a trip to the Great Barrier Reef from Cairns.

Apparently there is to be a Mongolian Barbeque tonight, a welcome change from the usual fare, which although of high quality, lacks spice!

I’m getting a lot of programming done, so I’m not yet in full vacation mode.