January 30, 2024
After 7 straight days at sea, today we spotted land, Land Ho. We spent the day at American Samoa, or as the locals say ”SAH MO WAH”. Kim was up and gone before I even got out of bed, but I have been taking advantage of these nothing mornings by sleeping later than I normally do. We thought we would have cell service and could check in, that quickly turned out to be a dud, maybe tomorrow in the country of Samoa, our first foreign port. Today’s high temperature was 87 degrees, a little too hot, not complaining. Tomorrow we will join our first excursion, an Island tour and a stop at the fish market and The Robert Louis Stevenson Museum. Should be fun. We don’t often sign on for shore excursions, preferring to strike out on our own.
Is tomorrow really tomorrow? Well, tonight we cross the international date line and when we get up it will be Thursday, February 1st. And right on cue, a lady asked “will we ever get it back”? Someone in the back said, probably when you fly home. I’m beginning to realize that not all our shipmates are seasoned travelers.
After all of the amazing food we have had, we were both excited to find out tonight’s dinner was Fried Chicken! Sometimes you just want to have a home cooked meal, it was great.
In the next couple of days, we will find out what’s going to happen in regards to the Red Sea Crossing, so, stay tuned.
Hi Kim and Steve, I’m really enjoying all your daily updates of your location, great meals and a bit of nudity of the 80 yr old having a drunken fit. Sounds like there needs to be a holding tank for that offense. You’re definitely getting the full meal deal and lots of new sights. Now in Samoa. Have fun.
I think I might be reading this before you have even written it (reference to the crossing of the international date line)
After reading some of the crazy comments fellow passengers make, you have to wonder how they ever were smart enough to make enough money to go on a cruise like that!! 😀
I’m sticking with either born into or married into the wealth.