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Travel Day 55 - February 27, 2024 - 7,139 Steps
Pretty sky this morning to the northwest.
It's taken a while with my change in breakfast to 3 scoops on baked beans placed over scrambled eggs. we reached the point this morning that when I walked up she I didn't even have to say anything, she just dished it up. I don't know if that is good because she remembers without me asking or bad because I am so predictable.
Not just rough, little wild out there this morning.
Sometimes my photos of Kim doing her morning Coffee with Kimberly interviews are blurry and sometimes they are really sharp.
The ship's First Officer, who was her guest, was a very personable chap.
A tale of what occurred shortly after his promotion.
Presentation on the China Excursions in couple of weeks. It sounded like we are on the two best excursion in Beijing. Linda did a good job picking them.
A word of warning about the Forbidden City for those with mobility issues.
Between the temperature and the wind, the wind chill is 38°, no wonder it feels so cold outside.
My "prize" for finishing in last place in the Creative Writing class contest in the "Feelings'" category, continuing that streak I also finished tied for last in the other category which to write a "Humorous" story. The winners were picked by the class members. Actually, I was a big winner because Linda was VERY excited about my chocolate prize. Sometimes you can win while losing.
My two entries are below for anyone who likes reading bad writing.
Feelings
We were crossing the Amazon bar today and I was so excited to finally see the River I had long dreamed about. But our writing class was scheduled during that time. I felt so frustrated and torn. So why choose to attend class instead of experiencing the joy of watching and photographing the crossing? And that evening when I saw photos others had posted of the crossing I felt so jealous.
When we visited that small island with all the happy smiling locals living their simple life, why was I thinking whether we would be able to take the Guam excursion we were waited listed on instead of sharing their joy of Life.
As I tossed my hand line into the brown waters of the Amazon fishing for those razor sharp toothed flesh eaters, I thought about how we all have our place in the cycle of life. Just why was I feeling so frustrated with my life and why wasn’t I enjoying the Amazon more?
The answer came as we crossed back over the bar while I once again sat in class missing that awesome sight. In the words of a famous singer-songwriter “It was my own Damn fault.”
Humor
(A parody of a scientific article, trying for something you might read in the Onion.)
Another banana series article, this one concerning
the Bananus Flatulii, a mutation of the common wild banana. When banana
plantations popped up in tropical regions the range of the traditional wild
banana was suddenly reduced to such a small area, it was facing the prospect of
extinction. We think of evolution taking thousands to millions of years, but in
extreme cases nature can evolve in mere decades.
The Bananus Flatulii is a case in point. With it’s natural habitat shrinking ever smaller by the year as the more developed world’s ravenous appetite for bananas strained even the largest plantation’s ability to meet demand, the Bananus Flatulii reacted in a most curious way. In its native habitat the common way the plant spread was by way of simian behavior. That is, monkeys ate the fruit and when moving throughout their natural range, defecated both spreading and fertilizing the seeds at the same time. Faced with extinction, the Bananus Flatulii developed the tasteless and odorless chemical isoputridene. When gut bacteria attack isoputridene the stench of the resulting defecant was so overwhelming the monkeys had to travel far away from the troop to defecate, broadening the wild banana’s range and ensuring its survival.
With our luggage taken away last night we didn't have much to pack this morning, just a few items to go into our day packs. The view from outside on our balcony showed we were docked at the pier in Punta Arenas beside another Antarctic expedition ship, The Megellan Explorer. Baggage being loaded for transport to the airport where it will be checked for us, meaning we will just have to pick it up at baggage claim when we arrived at the airport in Santiago. Breakfast was served early, though it didn't matter for us as we were in the last group to depart the ship which would be at 10 o'clock. Linda knew how to pass the time as she waited from 8 o'clock when we had to vacate our room until we left the ship two hours later. I took advantage of the time to write another blog post, having uploaded the photos during the night. Posting the photos at night had worked great, except for when we were in extremely rough seas when they simply didn't go up, like
Our trip is in its last stages. Today we will continue traveling from the Falklands to the Straits of Magellan. While there was some rocking during the night my traveling companion continues to wake up with a smile on her face after a restful night's sleep. Happy Linda makes for happy Bob. While I am no wildlife photographer our balcony makes it easy to photograph any creatures that may happen by weather in the sea or the air. The wrist strap on my camera comes in handy as I can operate the camera with one hand and have the binoculars in the other. Meanwhile, inside, Linda is slowly working at packing. And yes, it all fits with room to spare. As usual we way over packed in some areas, especially as far as cold-weather gear was concerned. We know that layers is the secret, the problem is that we go for far more layers than we need when we pack. Plus we brought our snow/rain boots which we didn't need as the ship supplied for the trip. As we traveled along we
As the Captain put it during his daily noon update today: It's an ocean in motion day. The wind means waves, but we knew that in the night as were occasionally not so gently rocked awaked. Mornings light brought it to sight. Something different again to start the day. I know I have never had this combination for breakfast. Yogurt, granola and blueberries - yes, but with oat milk added - never. The raw materials for today's Oi Brazil craft project. This sample was provided to give all the craftwomen and the craftman a starting idea as to what to make. Linda's handiwork compliments her perfectly. The ocean can be many things. At this moment to me it was such a lovely thing. Holland America's distinctive stacks. The six starboard side Starlink antennas atop their mounting poles. There are six more over on the port side. Closeup Artwork is everywhere. One of these days I plan to do a post showing the six paintings in the corridor between our room and the closet elevator
Your stories are the best in my book. Thanks Bob. Shari
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