Moon over the Mariner
Last night everyone brought back their stories from the
shore excursions they had taken in Aqaba, Jordan. The people of Table 411
mostly went to Petra but not all with the same tour company. I didn’t hear any
complaints really, just that it was a long way to get there, and once at Petra
it was a very long walk or a bumpy two-person basket cart, horse driven ride to
get to The Treasury building.
For the most part the people that made the trek wanted to do
it and were happy with the results. What more could one ask for?
When I arrived at Table 411 last night I was greet by my
drink lady, who still has my favorite aperitif laid out for my arrival most
nights. The night before she was not working. It seems she had availed herself
of a day off and joined the groups going to Petra. She greeted me with the
biggest smile, “You should see what I bought. Jewelry made from camel balls.”
I couldn’t resist, how did I miss getting myself one of
these treasures? Once again, Artichoke Annie is caught snoozing.
After dinner during the lull between dinner’s clearings and
dessert’s coming she gleefully arrived with her plastic bag filled with her
colorful treasures. “Wow”, I said, these are made from camel balls!!
“Oh, no,” horrified, she corrected me, “from camel bones,
not balls! It seems accents always get
in the way of a good story.
Now you have to admit that changes the whole story.
My tour choice would have been Wadi Rum, so see the colors
of the desert and take pictures, that’s what I would have enjoyed. But I also
enjoyed the peace and quiet of the ship with most of the cruises gone.
Today they are back filling up the pools and lengthening the
buffet lines. “Outta-my-way-cruiser that shrimp is mine! I saw it first,
yesterday actually, while it was still swimming in the sea.
Stats Update: @ 9:04am today - 2,869 nautical miles from
Barcelona, Spain – 8,325 nautical miles since our Texas departure.
"Box" delivery boat
Gulf of Aden Transit Update –
We have had our Safe Haven Drill; just a little while ago we rendezvoused with a small boat to enable a transfer of boxes to our ship. They were black, maybe four feet in length, and I am pretty sure they did not contain Godiva chocolates.
Fun post, Annie. I don't think I'd want anything made from camels, though. But hey, that moon looks JUST like our moon back here in the states! How wild is that?
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