Both of us sewed. Vicki worked on her stitch in a ditch...it is going well. I finished my second pillow case and tomorrow we are going to get the material to make a couple for Rosine.
Went to see Rosine and her ears were still plugged up. She called a couple of hours ago and said that they had opened up. She told Vicki....very seriously...that she wanted to let her know as she did not want Vicki to lose sleep over the wax in her ears! lol! We left there and went to Chipotle for dinner. We each had a burrito. It was very good!
It is not long now until we go to Atlanta....will have to turn my focus to getting ready and looking at what we will do when we get there. Elaine and Dorothy will be staying with us starting on Thursday night and on Friday the 25th we will be in Savannah. We are really looking forward to going somewhere we have never been!
Now I had an interesting conversation with Vicki this morning. I have this friend of 25 years that I have not talked to for almost 2 years. I keep dreaming about him....this morning, I said"help me, help me, help me Vicki, I am afraid I am going to call Bob!" Vicki said to me....let's find you a new friend, someone who is fun, can make you laugh until you cry and will treat you like crap, then there is no need to call Bob!" lol! Well that was an eye opener!
Can't think of anything else so will say goodnight!
WELCOME TO THE msAMSTERDAM and my virtual cruise to.....
The Grand Pacific and Far East Voyage!
Photos from Jeff Farschman's blog,,,, http://amazingvoyages2.blogspot.com
Photos and narrative from Leslie's Travel blog....http://lesliesh.wordpress.com
Saipan, Marianas Islands
Today we took a tour mainly focusing on the WWII events on Saipan… I went with John, Brad, Gloria, Bill & Doug. Our guide, Scott, was extremely knowledgeable and provided a nice experience. We didn’t have Wi-Fi like Noel provided but that’s OK, he just spoiled me.. Our tour included highlights such as a visit to landing beaches, Suicide cliff, Banzai cliff, and numerous other bunkers and war artifacts around the island. Once again, the rains came and went, getting a little tired of the rains at this point. However… the Captain gave us an update of Tropical Storm Wipha who will be affecting us for the next couple of days….. Anyway, I digress… The island is just lovely and the people are very friendly. We had a wonderful day learning about the WWII history for Saipan and seeing a lot of beautiful scenery…. Next up, two sea days on the way to Japan. Again, I am publishing 2 parts to the blog to get more photos in…. I am out of control!
Write up from part 1: Today we took a tour mainly focusing on the WWII events on Saipan… I went with John, Brad, Gloria, Bill & Doug. Our guide, Scott, was extremely knowledgeable and provided a nice experience. We didn’t have Wi-Fi like Noel provided but that’s OK, he just spoiled me.. Our tour included highlights such as a visit to landing beaches, Suicide cliff, Banzai cliff, and numerous other bunkers and war artifacts around the island. Once again, the rains came and went, getting a little tired of the rains at this point. However… the Captain gave us an update of Tropical Storm Wipha who will be affecting us for the next couple of days….. Anyway, I digress… The island is just lovely and the people are very friendly. We had a wonderful day learning about the WWII history for Saipan and seeing a lot of beautiful scenery…. Next up, two sea days on the way to Japan. Again, I am publishing 2 parts to the blog to get more photos in…. I am out of control!
Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands
Saipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The population is 67,000. The Commonwealth’s center of government is located in the village of Capital Hill on the island, which is about 120 miles north of Guam. The western side of the island is lined with sandy beaches and an offshore coral reef which creates a large lagoon. The eastern shore is composed primarily of rugged rocky cliffs and a reef. Its highest point is a limestone covered mountain called Mount Tapochau at 1,560 feet. Besides English, the indigenous Chamorro language is spoken by approximately 19 percent of the inhabitants and many Chamorros on Saipan consider their culture more intact than on Guam. The U.S. Military has only one small permanent presence on Saipan, the U.S. Coast Guard.
More than 5,000 American marines, soldiers, seamen, and airmen died in Operation Forager (the battles for Saipan and Tinian) and in the Battle of the Philippine Sea and there are many war related sights around the island. One in particular, Banzai Cliff, relates to the Japanese occupiers and many other island inhabitants who leapt to their deaths rather than face capture.
I signed up for a cultural tour. We went to the home of a Chamorro woman, Kiki, to engage in making crafts. We worked outside in her lovely garden. She recently received TV coverage from a Russian Planet Earth film crew. Under the guidance of Kiki and her brothers, nieces and other family members, we made bead bracelets, wove bamboo fish mobiles, made floral headpieces and tried painting with bamboo. We watched a brother prepare coconut oil and enjoyed some bananas prepared with coconut made by yet another brother. All the while the family members spoke to us about the Chamorro culture and described the Chamorro lifestyle. It was a very interesting experience. Below are some photos of our visit. Our next port is Kobe, Japan.
BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!
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