Blackout

Last Saturday there was a "blackout" on the ship. There was some maintenance work that needed to be done that required shutting down most of the systems on the ship, including the electricity and plumbing. A lot of folks decided to leave for the better part of the day and we were no exception. We decided to spend the day at Cece Beach with some of our friends. We had a pretty good time. The kids enjoyed the day the most. I wondered toward the end of the day if they might begin to grow gills, as much time as they were spending in the water. Below are some photos of them playing on the beach. The boys found some other boys to play with and had a good time tossing a coconut they found in the surf. Bethany hunted for clams and built sand castles with our friends Sabrina and Sarah, among other things.Lunch was one of the highlights of the day. The kids had some chicken with fries and Jenny and I had fish. (The open air kitchen is pictured in the background - behind the bar - of the photo below.) The fish was really wonderfully prepared, quite possibly the best either of us had ever had! It was probably caught that morning by one of the fishermen in the fishing village that neighbors the beach (we saw many canoes bringing in their morning catch not long before noon). We also got to listen to live music, some reggae and some African, most of the day. We heard some interesting versions of some familiar songs. It was a nice way to spend the day. We waited a few hours when we got back to the ship for the showers to start working again, but it was worth it.

John