Day 18 - At Sea

Up at 6:05 to cloudy skies and a morning that's not quite so hot and humid as yesterday. I'm sure we will look back on Pago Pago as our least enjoyable shore day. Then again it was no worse than some days at home.

No breakfast in our cabin today. We actually got to go out and mingle with other people while eating. Waited about a half hour for the Michelangelo dining room to open, thereby guaranteeing us a table next to a window. Only thing I will say about breakfast is we won't be going back there again. Since breakfast didn't turn out so well, we stopped by the International Cafe for a small pastry and coffee.

Every time you leave a cruise ship they want to take a photo of you with a crew member in some kind of costume. Could be anything from a pirate to a porpoise. These photos are then displayed in a gallery on the ship for searching and purchasing. Something you can look back at after ten years and think "where was I and what was I doing with the pirate?" Anyway we do our best to avoid this recording of history, but then the other day in Apia we gave in. After our makeup breakfast we checked to see if our photo was worthy investment, but the gallery wasn't open yet. I'm thinking that may be a sign.

When the steward came to make up our cabin we headed back down to the photo gallery. I did a quick count of the panels holding the photos and approximate number of photos per panel and figure there must be close to 4,900 on display. Fortunately signs to indicate the location they were taken. Anyway, we found the Apia photo with the appropriately dressed Samoan natives and it now safely in our possession.

Note to Loretta: Dolphins are as hard to find as whales. Barb is getting a little ticked that she hasn't seen any yet.

Lazy afternoon. After a light lunch it was nap time, followed by a trip down to one of the clothing stores. Seems I need a pair of flip flops. Apparently there is coral, which can do a number on your feet while swimming. We have excursions at the last three ports and it looks like two may include a chance to swim.

Well, we decided to give the Michelangelo dining room a chance at dinner and it turned out great. Barb went for the shrimp appetizer and mushroom risotto, while I opted for the shrimp cocktail and a tomato base with shrimp and scallops.

Well that's it. Tomorrow is another sea day and my goal is to organize photos.

Sunset ______________________

Aboard the Crown Princess

015° 5' South
163° 17' West

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