Another Winner!

On Monday (Sept 27) our ship was in Oahu and on Tuesday (Sept 28) we were in Maui.  Daron and I have vacationed in both of these places in the past and so didn’t feel the need to run around and see all the sights.  We mostly took it easy, did some swimming, and wandered around.  It was nice just to get off the boat for a spell.  Now we’re back at sea, with ocean all around us as far as the eye can see!  We had four full days at sea before arriving in Hawaii, and for those four days we were definitely out there! On a map you can see how big the Pacific Ocean is, but when you’re actually crossing it and can see nothing but water everyday all day, for four full days, you definitely get a feeling for how vast it truly is!  Believe me, I’ve been looking for something, anything, and there is nothing out here but us.  No land, no boats, no birds, nothing!  It gives me a greater appreciation for the explorers who took to the seas way back when, when they didn’t know where they were going or what they would find.  We have four more sea days before we arrive in French Polynesia (Tahiti) on Sunday, October 3^rd. 

Today Daron went to a rum tasting on the ship (when you’re on a budget, you try to get free alcohol whenever you can! J).   It was a popular event because they were also doing a drawing to give away a free bottle of rum.  Daron entered the drawing and was shocked when he turned out to be the winner!  We seem to be on a roll when it comes to winning alcohol for some strange reason (I wish I could trade the alcohol for internet minutes!).  The only down side is they won’t give him the bottle until the night before we disembark in Australia.  We’re trying to get off the boat as light as possible so we can be fairly mobile.  I guess we’ll just have to have a party in our cabin that night!