This is kind of surreal. I’m sitting out on our balcony as the ship sails the waters of the South Pacific. There’s no land anywhere in sight, only beautiful blue skies and the deep blue ocean. Yet, I’m connected to the Internet, just had some delicious Italian ice cream, and soon we’ll be getting ready for dinner tonight which includes king crab legs.
Today is a full day at sea as we may our way to our most remote port: Rangiroa. We took the opportunity of a sea day to sleep in as late as we wanted and then sit in the lounge chairs up on deck (Clint in the shade, me in the sun … maybe a bit too much sun for my fair skin), relax, nap, and (of course) eat! What a treat to relax so completely.
We did pass a small island today … Makatea. It is not a volcanic island. It was pushed up out of the sea floor by shifting plates. Today there are about 50 inhabitants on the island who survive mainly on fish, coconut crab (I want to get my hands on one of those … they are said to be very, very tasty since the crabs eat only coconut for their diet), and the fruit that grows on the island. There are photos of the island below.
We’re looking forward to Rangiroa. We have no excursions planned … just beach time and ocean swimming. Ah!
Passing the island of Makatea
The cliffs of Makatea rising out of the South Pacific.
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