Pollywog today...shellback tomorrow???

February 4, 2010

Hello from the Pacific Ocean,

Calling All Pollywogs!!!! (From our daily bulletin).. all guests who have never crossed the Equator and are interested in participating in the “Crossing of the Line” ceremony tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 5 may sign up today!!!

So who knows what this is about but when we went to sign up you could go to three different sign in lines….one where you don’t want to get too messy, one slightly messy and one very messy, humiliating and you end up in the pool!!!! Ken “made” me get in the very messy line…not sure what I am getting myself into but they said to wear old clothes as they may get stained…oh boy oh boy!! You also have to tell a story ( something bad you did…truth or lie) and they will be picking 8-10 people out of the “messy” people to participate!!! I really would rather watch but oh well…no one knows me so how humiliating can it be??? So, since he made me do that…he is also signed up….I made him take Jive dance classes with me today. That was clearly his work out for the week!!! We’ll let you know if we’re one of the “lucky” ones that got picked for the crossing. Once you go through the ceremony you are officially a “shellback” opposed to a “pollywog”? Has anyone ever heard of that?

Today we attended a seminar (my college) on “Where did the Polynesian. Melanesian, and Micronesian peoples come from?” One of many great “classes” I just hope we don’t get tested!!

Many of the people we have met have been on the “Queen” cruises before…amazing how they can do it again and again!!! As I said the average age is 70 and along with that comes a lot of wisdom so I am seeking all I can and listening to many great stories.

Mom…you would be so proud of me…I won $22 on the slots last night…enough to buy a cocktail…easy come easy go!!! I didn’t know what I was doing and I guess that was the way to play.

By the way, since internet services are charged you can send us an e-mail to the ship and they will deliver to the room the address is qv@cunard.co.uk and in the subject line put our room # 4152 or name. What service that they deliver it to the room…gotta love it!!!
Now..I’ll turn it over to Ken!!

From KG, working my butt off eating and trying to keep up with J.R and her dance steps. All is well, temp in the mid 80’s fairly high humidity like our July climate. We (the ship ) have been running with the wind for two days, so the ride as been flat and comfortable. The Pacific Ocean cover about 1/5th of the earth surface, which is a hell of a lot of water. Looking forward to seeing the South Sea islands
More tomorrow.

Mahalo,

JR and KG
p.s A Happy Birthday to my bro-in-law, Paul Rappazini! I’ll have a drink to you tonight!!!