Last night’s glorious sunset was far from an optimistic forecast of today’s weather. Tropical showers, even prolonged ones come with this “paradise territory”, so it seems. Nevertheless, the air temperature is 77 degrees Fahrenheit, with the sea temp, 82 degrees Fahrenheit, or, in modern parlance, 27 degrees Celsius.
I spent much of this morning, over breakfast, in interesting conversation with a tiny elderly lady from South Korea,who, I understand had escaped from the North several years ago. We put several worlds to rights.
Outside, although warm, it’s just that bit too rainy to enjoy deck walking. So, following lunch in the Golden Lion, Cunard’s on board “pub”, I am attending a lecture, in the Royal Court Theatre, by Peter Beckingham, former British Deputy High Commissioner to India, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ambassador to The Philippines Consul General Secretary. He discussed past, currentg and possible future relations between the U.K. and India. I wasn’t “riveted”.
It looks like I have just missed a spell of sunny weather. That was bad timing! There are two further days before our arrival at Apia, capital of Samoa. During that time, we cross the International Date Line (a “first”) and also, for a fifth time, for me, the Equator. Once again, I am enjoying enormously, an “out-of-sync” summer, even if it was a long time coming.
It looks as if we are heading into another exciting storm, but I hope not one as severe as that approaching Honolulu. I have to acknowledge that despite the considerable turbulence then, I feel our ship came through it remarkably well, even if I was by that time, feeling ghastly!
I suspect there may be little to write about until our call at Apia. Right now, I am enjoying total relaxation, and I couldn’t be Apia!
Sorry about that, David.
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