Bird of Paradice

Well, 47 people signed on to the hike in the dark to see the Bird of Paradice, I never heard if all 47 got up and went.  I heard that they did NOT see any birds.  During lunch, the captain moved the ship to the other side of the Island where there was some fantastic snorkeling. 

I made the mistake of asking a German lady if she enjoyed snorkeling and about a half hour later, she excused herself because her champagne was getting warn.  Basically, there were too many people, a lot of whom were using swim noodles, and bumping into her.  She said, “I felt like I was swimming in noodle soup”.  When she and her swim mate tried to get away from the crowd, the expedition leaders made them go back and stay in the group.  I told her that’s what the feedback button on her Seabourn app was for.  The next day at lunch she thanked me for reminding her that feedback was available.  She complained and they listened.  The next day, they separated the groups by about a half hour each so there would not be as many people in the same place at the same time.

Now, we have 2 sea days before we get to Darwin. Our flight leaves at 2 AM Saturday evening. We will stay aboard the ship until 10 PM Friday night then they have a bus to take us to the Airport, there are others on that flight. It’s hard to believe we will have been onboard 55 nights, it seems more like a couple of weeks.

Here are some pictures of Wayag Island, Indonesia.

Our route from Soloman Islands to Darwin Australia.

More later………