WordPress, through whom I post my writings, have offered me, repeatedly, via e-mail, some kind of package which I imagine, may eliminate the annoying commercials, irrelevant nonsensical adverts which interrupt my blogs with increasing regularity.
I can only apologise for these inevitable irritations. Eventually, I may succumb to the irritations of social media, because, as you can see, I do enjoy writing.
These pictures illustrate 1) A reminder to retard all time pieces to GMT + 13.
2) Incomprehensible graphics; as far as I know, we are not yet entering Australia….
3) Air temperature at just after 09.45hrs. (This afternoon, a gentle breeze is most refreshing).
4) The mill-pond sea as enjoyed through a tinted window during breakfast in the Lido on Deck nine.
I have taken little excersise this afternoon. However there is plenty of time between now and sunset at just after 8pm.
I have just remembered….all at our table have opted for Alternative Dining an hour earlier, at 7.30, when part of the Lido is “morphed” into La Piazza, an upscale Italian eatery. All those ounces I have worked hard to shed are set to return! The relaxed atmosphere on board prevails as travellers bask in or take shelter away from a “magnificent sun”. I have met numerous people of fascinating background. Most are far more widely travelled than I will ever be; but what a splendid way to enjoy life, whether it be in retirement, as is most often the case, or enjoying long breaks from work, far less common. I loved my all too brief visit to Apia, and as when we left, the vast panoramic and prolonged view of the Island with an infinite amount of curiosity spilling out from the distant but prominent landscape. When I write more fully on these journeys, I shall do so with more detail already available, from which to draw.
A couple I joined for tea, from Yorkshire, now residing in the USA, have warned me not to expect too much from my Australian travels. “You will enjoy it, of course”, but I get the impression the trains are a bit “rattly” and cramped. That is roughly what I have always expected. I spend six nights on overnight trains!
A most pleasant afternoon gives way to an imminent dusk and the real possibility of an “explosive”sunset.
Thanks, again, for reading. David.
David's Cruise 