Sunday, February 22, 2009

Cairns, Great Barrier Reef

43rd day! This world cruise is one of constant motion - pause in ports and then on to the next - seems like we just left Hawaii. Now anchored near Cairns, Australia, then northward tonight to WW II places like Rabaul, Saipan, and Nagasaki. Temperature will go from hot summer to winter. Today a rainforest for me - I can’t snorkel because of the Meuniere’s problem in my ears but I’ve learned a lot about the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef.

Still working out in the gym, by the way. “Gym” doesn’t do justice to the place, which is on deck 9 facing out over the bow of the ship. If you won’t work out here, you won’t work out anywhere! Helps to have a personal trainer, too, and Ariel (from South Africa) is the best! Have been gone so long I had to have a haircut too (Ivan from Serbia) - a really international crew taking good care of us.

Be posting new photos from Sydney and here tomorrow...

Held another political forum yesterday. With the influx of Australians joining us for the leg from Sydney to Singapore we had a lively discussion.

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