Day 49-- Half Moon Cay, Bahamas

on land finally after 7 days at sea-- Half Moon Cay, Bahamas Holland Americas private island.. rain squalls as we approached .. then the sun was out... nice day 83*.. some clouds moved in but quickly dissipated..nice Rainbow.. got off the ship onto the large tender at 8am-- the first tender across to the island.. Pat and the group met up with me later.. walked to the west end as I always do-- first one there this morning--nice and peaceful.. looks like the beach took a small hit with erosion from all the hurricanes and storms over the summer .. still it is one beautiful place.. a favorite island of ours.. been here over 40x over the years.. always a great place to visit.. this is fini as we sail to Ft Lauderdale overnite with arrival at 730am tomorrow and the drive back home.. 49 days sure went fast...

a SALUTE to all those veterans and heroes who gave their lives at the battle at Pearl Harbor on this day in 1941

Day 48-- at Sea

warmer today 81* sunny.. last day at sea before tomorrow's Half Moon Cay, Bahamas-- bad weather forecast though.. oh well.. still chasing the end of that 'rainbow' in our ongoing travels ..

Day 47-- at Sea

another super pretty day at sea..  79*  sunny thruout the day.. last Gala  (formal ) nite so it was surf and turf in the dining room..  a surprise chocolate extravaganza in the mix and surrounding areas at 9pm after the show..  for me 4 Aces and a kicker for the second time.. life is good

 

Day 46-- at Sea

super pretty day today from a nice sunrise and thruout the day.. 78*..sunny.. blue skies...smooth flat seas.. a sit outside kinda day.. a lil' over a 1000 nautical miles to go to the Bahamas.. we're getting there..  PacMan returns at sunrise.. a couple of Whale sightings  taken with the SX50 megazoom from the Balcony

Day 45-- at Sea

cloudy overcast early morning makes for a non-sunrise.. after a calm day yesterday another bumpy ride this morning as another storm popped up to our south.. no rain just high winds..54 knots   temps low to mid 70's .. seas--'sporting'  as we sail on to our next port Half Moon Cay Bahamas 1700 miles away.. Pat just won the Royal a few minutes ago-- life is good 

Day 44- at Sea

a pretty dawn and sunrise with the sky lit up red..  winds were still in the 25 kt range.. seas subsided to 10 feet.. still a lil' bumpy but what the heck..  calmed down mid afternoon a couple of Trivias.. 2nd place again..

Day 43-- at Sea

our second day at sea on our westbound crossing..  flat seas at sunrise turned into a mighty bumpy ride early this morning as the skies cleared nicely... winds got up to 35 knots--gale force.. seas 15+ feet.. and flat no more.. sat at on our balcony --avoided the wind--got the rays