12.6.12
So this is it...my last few hours here on the MV Explorer...at least for
this voyage. It's been like high school again, running around trying to
get those last few people to sign journals/maps/cards/whatever you
brought for this moment in time. Most people are writing down e-mail
addresses before phone numbers, a reminder that e-mail has been our
primary contact since August, and there is such a thing where we can
dial a number and be able to talk to friends in a few short seconds...do
I even remember how to text? (It took me a minute to remember my phone
number too!) In some ways, the voyage is ending far too soon, but in
others, just the right moment to be back. All the suitcases are tucked
safely away for customs tomorrow, when before they were sprawled out
under beds, collecting dust until this fateful day.
I know that the friendships made on this voyage are everlasting, and
we're all going to still keep in contact, but it won't be as good as
seeing each others smiling faces every day, or hearing everyone groan
when the Bing Bong comes on and it's time for Randy's Bridge Noon
Report. I'll admit, as annoying as that sometimes was, it'll be a
moment missed when back home.
Mine and D's room looks so bare now that we've had to take everything
off the walls and out of the closet. Crazy to think what I have left is
a backpack full of clothes needed in Florida and a bunch of souvenirs
that I couldn't fit in my suitcase. And memories. Lots of memories
that will not soon be forgotten, but reminisced more often than not
while back home. I think I'll finally learn the lesson of 'pack
lightly' because it sucks trying to walk through the halls with
everything in one trip!
Our final pre-port is tonight; shocking that we have one for
Florida...but at the same time, it's going to be needed, because none of
us have seen the United States in over 3 months. In a few ways, we're
actually going to be foreigners to our own land; we have to readjust to
life back in the States. We've all made jokes about, "What's the
currency rate there?" Or going back to campus and not knowing where
everything is, "Quick, let's call DJ! He'll know what to do!" Not to
mention when we go somewhere new and NOT have a green sheet for
once...how strange! It's funny to think about what has become normalcy
and what remains foreign to us. To think, when we first embarked in
Halifax, everyone was strangers, people got lost on the ship... I don't
know what point during the voyage where this turned into everyday,
expected life. Strangers became best friends, the ship became home.
There have been several times in port where I have been overjoyed at
coming back to the ship, my home, after a long day, where climbing back
into my bed in my cabin was the best feeling in the world.
It's definitely not all bad...I am excited to go home, see all my
friends and family, spend the holidays with those I care most about.
But a part of me will always want to come back to this home, here on the
MV Explorer, and I know for a fact it won't be my last voyage with
SAS...I will return, I'm going to make sure of that! So here's to a
fond farewell to the ship I have called my home for the past 3 and a
half months! I'll miss it like crazy, but it will always stay with me
forever!
SH
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Alumni Ball!
12.5.12
I can't wait to share this moment with everyone! It took us a long time
to set up and get ready, but the ball was definitely worth it! I got to
eat at the later dinner, with Dean John, Dean LaVahn and his wife too!
I told DJ that I wanted to sit next to him when I found out I was eating
there (it was won in the auction, and that person got to pick 12 of
their friends! Megan Drew won it), and to my surprise, he remembered!
He called me the "Lady of the Night" since the waiters were serving me
first (Dean John was the center head of the table). I had so much fun
there, and it was a great time! We both had masks painted on as well,
so we got some great pictures! (Thanks Dawn for doing that for us!)
The dance was just as great! The deans got their dances first (again,
someone could win the first dance with x dean in the auction!) and they
were pretty great...Dean LaVahn's wife won the bid to get a first dance
with him, awww...! Kai got to dance with Dean John, and it was
absolutely hysterical! So was Ali's dance with Dean Lisa! Well the
music was great too, thanks to the DJ's of the night: Patrick and
Sean! I don't know why, but this voyage has a slight obsession with
both The Wobble and The Electric Slide! Both great dances haha. The
music was awesome, and all of us were disappointed when we had to call
it a night. However, the decorations went great, the people were just
as amazing, and the food/music was perfect! It was definitely one of
the most fun nights here on the ship, and a great way to conclude our
voyage! I can't believe we're going to be home in just a few days!
I'll write more tomorrow :)
SH
I can't wait to share this moment with everyone! It took us a long time
to set up and get ready, but the ball was definitely worth it! I got to
eat at the later dinner, with Dean John, Dean LaVahn and his wife too!
I told DJ that I wanted to sit next to him when I found out I was eating
there (it was won in the auction, and that person got to pick 12 of
their friends! Megan Drew won it), and to my surprise, he remembered!
He called me the "Lady of the Night" since the waiters were serving me
first (Dean John was the center head of the table). I had so much fun
there, and it was a great time! We both had masks painted on as well,
so we got some great pictures! (Thanks Dawn for doing that for us!)
The dance was just as great! The deans got their dances first (again,
someone could win the first dance with x dean in the auction!) and they
were pretty great...Dean LaVahn's wife won the bid to get a first dance
with him, awww...! Kai got to dance with Dean John, and it was
absolutely hysterical! So was Ali's dance with Dean Lisa! Well the
music was great too, thanks to the DJ's of the night: Patrick and
Sean! I don't know why, but this voyage has a slight obsession with
both The Wobble and The Electric Slide! Both great dances haha. The
music was awesome, and all of us were disappointed when we had to call
it a night. However, the decorations went great, the people were just
as amazing, and the food/music was perfect! It was definitely one of
the most fun nights here on the ship, and a great way to conclude our
voyage! I can't believe we're going to be home in just a few days!
I'll write more tomorrow :)
SH
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Dominica!
12.4.12
Aside from the tragedy that occurred our first day in Dominica, it was
definitely an amazing port. The first day, I couldn't believe it was
December, and here I was, parading around in shorts and a tank top! I
took a picture next to a Christmas tree haha. I walked around a bit
during the morning, but the city is very small. That afternoon I went
on a SAS river tubing trip. It was so much fun! We first went to the
Emerald Pool, which the water looks like emeralds. There was also a
waterfall and we got to swim...It was quite cold! Afterwards we headed
to the river. We got in the tubes and were given paddles and helmets,
and then we were off! It was such a great time-sometimes the rapids
were lazy, sometimes it was quicker. A couple times people fell off,
but because they lost their paddle or were trying to get some unstuck
(there were rocks we got caught on a couple times!) We went with a
group called Wacky Rollers, and they were great! They had us do a
couple chants, and we even had joke time haha. I loved every minute of
it, and I hung out with new people!
Our last day in port ever was also a great day. We left the ship and
first went snorkeling! It was amazing; I saw so many fish and corals
and even an eel! My mask kept fogging up though so I had to keep
adjusting to it, but other than that, I loved seeing everything. We saw
jellyfish too! I can't even begin to name all the types of fish we saw
either. As we were swimming back to the shore, I accidentally hit some
fire coral...and just as the name suggests, my leg felt like it was on
fire for the rest of the day. It's a type of coral, but it is related
closer to jellyfish than it is coral. I still have a mark of where I
hit it, but it doesn't hurt too badly anymore!
We then went to Titou Gorge, swam around for a little bit, climbed a
waterfall and then jumped off it! (It was only about 6 feet). Did I
forget to mention this is partly where they filmed Pirates of the
Caribbean 2?? We also got to jump off a ledge about 20 ft in the air
into the gorge! The picture looks awesome, and it was pretty scary at
first! Then we headed to Trafalgra Falls...sorry if I misspelled that!
It was really pretty, and we got to go in some hot springs-like a hot
tub! It was so nice! We also drove through the botanical gardens
before we went back to the ship!
It was definitely a great port, and a great way to end the semester!
I'm going to miss this so much!
SH
Aside from the tragedy that occurred our first day in Dominica, it was
definitely an amazing port. The first day, I couldn't believe it was
December, and here I was, parading around in shorts and a tank top! I
took a picture next to a Christmas tree haha. I walked around a bit
during the morning, but the city is very small. That afternoon I went
on a SAS river tubing trip. It was so much fun! We first went to the
Emerald Pool, which the water looks like emeralds. There was also a
waterfall and we got to swim...It was quite cold! Afterwards we headed
to the river. We got in the tubes and were given paddles and helmets,
and then we were off! It was such a great time-sometimes the rapids
were lazy, sometimes it was quicker. A couple times people fell off,
but because they lost their paddle or were trying to get some unstuck
(there were rocks we got caught on a couple times!) We went with a
group called Wacky Rollers, and they were great! They had us do a
couple chants, and we even had joke time haha. I loved every minute of
it, and I hung out with new people!
Our last day in port ever was also a great day. We left the ship and
first went snorkeling! It was amazing; I saw so many fish and corals
and even an eel! My mask kept fogging up though so I had to keep
adjusting to it, but other than that, I loved seeing everything. We saw
jellyfish too! I can't even begin to name all the types of fish we saw
either. As we were swimming back to the shore, I accidentally hit some
fire coral...and just as the name suggests, my leg felt like it was on
fire for the rest of the day. It's a type of coral, but it is related
closer to jellyfish than it is coral. I still have a mark of where I
hit it, but it doesn't hurt too badly anymore!
We then went to Titou Gorge, swam around for a little bit, climbed a
waterfall and then jumped off it! (It was only about 6 feet). Did I
forget to mention this is partly where they filmed Pirates of the
Caribbean 2?? We also got to jump off a ledge about 20 ft in the air
into the gorge! The picture looks awesome, and it was pretty scary at
first! Then we headed to Trafalgra Falls...sorry if I misspelled that!
It was really pretty, and we got to go in some hot springs-like a hot
tub! It was so nice! We also drove through the botanical gardens
before we went back to the ship!
It was definitely a great port, and a great way to end the semester!
I'm going to miss this so much!
SH
Monday, December 3, 2012
Here's to Casey
12.3.12
Hey everyone. As some people already know, one of our shipmates, Casey
Schulman passed away a couple days ago. She was killed in a boating
accident while snorkeling the first day we were ported in Dominica, and
it was an independent outing, not one that Semester at Sea organized.
I didn't know her well, but it's still shocking to lose one of us, and I
have friends who grew up in the same neighborhood with her, so I'm
trying to be there for them. I never heard anything bad about her, and
apparently she went to every Global Studies...now that's commitment!
The whole shipboard community came together in a memorial service, and
another one will be held tomorrow while the ship does a full circle as
people drop flowers into the ocean. It seems like a normal maritime
tradition, but I can't be positive. We also are writing notes to her
parents as well to let them know we're all there for them.
It's a sad situation, especially since we were so close to home, but
we'll get through this...together. This voyage has had its share of
misfortunes, but we've always overcome them, and this is no different.
In times of struggle, we band together and support each other. We
should look at the bright side and live the rest of the voyage to its
fullest, just like Casey would have wanted.
SH
Hey everyone. As some people already know, one of our shipmates, Casey
Schulman passed away a couple days ago. She was killed in a boating
accident while snorkeling the first day we were ported in Dominica, and
it was an independent outing, not one that Semester at Sea organized.
I didn't know her well, but it's still shocking to lose one of us, and I
have friends who grew up in the same neighborhood with her, so I'm
trying to be there for them. I never heard anything bad about her, and
apparently she went to every Global Studies...now that's commitment!
The whole shipboard community came together in a memorial service, and
another one will be held tomorrow while the ship does a full circle as
people drop flowers into the ocean. It seems like a normal maritime
tradition, but I can't be positive. We also are writing notes to her
parents as well to let them know we're all there for them.
It's a sad situation, especially since we were so close to home, but
we'll get through this...together. This voyage has had its share of
misfortunes, but we've always overcome them, and this is no different.
In times of struggle, we band together and support each other. We
should look at the bright side and live the rest of the voyage to its
fullest, just like Casey would have wanted.
SH
Friday, November 30, 2012
Astounding Stats here on the MV Explorer!
11.30.12- Also, I just packed up half my clothes and souvenirs! It was a bittersweet moment, to say the least! :( [We have to be packed as early as possible and by Dec. 6th at 13:00! So I figured I'd get some clothes out of the way- I don't need my whole closet for less than 10 days, you know?]
SHIP FACTS- FALL 2012 VOYAGE
The figures are rolling in, and they are astounding. Food, beverage, and hotel supply consumption for the Fall '12 voyage include the following:
Beef 28,067 lbs.
Pork 25,995lbs.
Chicken 33,380 lbs.
Yoghurt 11,795 cups
Eggs 8,799 dozen
Fresh Vegetables 66,330 lbs.
Peanut Butter 2,319 lbs.
Salad Dressing 400 gallons
Tea Bags 10,800 ea.
Cereals (individual) 44,640
Pasta 6,031 lbs.
Sodas 13,200 cans
Water (bottled) 11,658 liters
Toilet Paper 14,832 rolls
SH
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
One of my Favorite Ports-Manaus!
11.27.12
Hey everyone!
It's time to talk about one of my favorite ports-Manaus! I think this
port was another really underestimated port, like Lisbon...funny,
because Portugal was another one of my favorite ports! I think that you
generally have more fun per port if you don't have set plans, but know
somewhat of what you may want to do!
The first day in Manaus I had a field lab...I wasn't too thrilled about
this because it was also Thanksgiving-and my brother's birthday. But I
had so much fun, it was by far the best field lab I've had this voyage!
I expected to be sat down somewhere and lectured...like every other trip
I've had with Dr. Slaughter. Which at some points, we were sitting down
and being lectured...but it was while we were on a riverboat and the
scenery was much nicer! I honestly didn't know what else to expect on
this field lab because it had gotten changed about 4 or 5 times. That
being said, I assumed we were going to a rubber factory. It was no
factory at all! We took our riverboat to the meeting of two rivers, one
was the Rio Negro, and I think the other was Solimões River (according
to Wikipedia). It was really amazing to see the "black tea" waters of
the Rio Negro not mix at all with the muddy waters of the Solimões.
Apparently, fish don't cross the waters either! After that, we headed
to an island in the middle of the Amazon River. Once there, we walked
through a village, and all the houses we saw were on stilts because of
how high the waters are when they flood! Then we came to a little hut,
where one woman was sitting. Our guide, Fabio, showed us the cuts in
the tree, which are made so that milk from the trees can be extracted.
After the milk is collected, it is placed over a fire, which turns it
into rubber! It was extremely interesting, and I can't wait to show
pictures! Fabio said that an average person can make 50-60 kilograms of
rubber per week, and that it was very important during WWII. When we
were walking back to the boat, there was a little girl holding a sloth
(I forgot his name) but we got to pet him and he was so soft! Then she
came back with another one, and I HELD THAT ONE!!! His name was Paulo!
:)) It was only for like 30 seconds because we were walking towards our
boat to leave, but long enough for a picture! :D Afterwards, Fabio made
the mistake of taking 30 hungry college students on a hike before
feeding us. (It was past 1pm [normally lunch on the ship ends at 1:30]
at this point, and we hadn't eaten since 8am.) The hike was pretty
interesting, but it would have been more interesting if we had had
something to eat, most everyone was only talking about how hungry we all
were. Overall, the day was really fun, and I had a great time on this
field lab!
The second day in Manaus, I went with the Freeman family to Iracema
Falls. Me and Mr. Freeman went to the Manaus Opera House to see if we
could get tickets for the show that night, but they weren't open
yet...which ended up being a good thing since we didn't get back in
time. >.< Our guide, Jimmy, took us on the public bus systems. It took
us a couple hours to get there. Then we stopped and had a slight lunch,
but we should have had more. I think we assumed we would grab more
before we got to the falls, but thanks to Jimmy, we didn't. He got a
cab for pretty cheap...but we had to fit 8 people (not including the
driver) into a car that held 4 passengers. It was quite amusing because
everyone either had to have someone on their lap, or be sitting on
someone! Well we finally get there, and the falls are gorgeous! We
actually got to climb up the falls and we walked along the creek for a
little bit before heading back. The water was an amber color, and we
all went swimming. There are some pretty humorous pictures of us
jumping in! We saw some flying fish, and even some lizards! There were
also lots of caves around too. One cave had a cathedral in it, and one
was named "Gruta da Onca" Well we were ready to head back, but Jimmy
said our cab driver wasn't coming back, another tour guide told
him...and this isn't a place where cab drivers just naturally come to
find work. So we're all wondering what to do, and the other tour guide
said that Jimmy could come back with him to find a cab to come pick us
up. Well this wasn't a great idea, but that's what happened...but it
wouldn't be until 4:30, at least. This means that we would have to
catch the 7pm bus, so we wouldn't be back to the ship until 9pm...I felt
awful because I told my friend Ben that I would go out with him and his
buddies, and that I'd be back by 6pm...because that's what Jimmy told
Mrs. Freeman so that we could be back in time to see the show at the
opera house. Well Mrs. Freeman and I go for a little walk because we
don't want to get back into the water (we're pretty much dry at this
point) and we ran into another falls. She takes her shoes off and goes
walking around and convinced me to do the same. Well, everything is
going well until I took a step on the top of the falls where I thought
was a rock. Really, it was just a reflection, and I went down into the
water up to my neck! So much for not getting wet, right? Mrs. Freeman
got the best pictures of this too hahaha. So then we're walking back
and we see another guide and he asked us "You didn't see any jaguars,
did you?" We laugh and shook our heads no, but he responded, "No,
really, you didn't see any did you?" Again we shook our heads no, and
asked why. He responded, "There's a reason why there's a cave named
'the cave of jaguars' and why people aren't allowed out here past
5pm/5:30pm." Awesome. So "Gruta da Onca" really means 'cave of
jaguars.' How wonderful, because it was getting to be about that time.
He also told us that we were with the guide who changes his name every
week...again, awesome. Well we decided to start walking back to where
the taxis enter the park, because we wanted to be as far away from that
cave as possible! Jimmy does come back for us, luckily, and we got 2
cabs back since it was only a couple dollars more, and we expected to be
back around 6:30pm. Not too bad, right? Of course, there was so much
traffic though. We literally did not get back to the ship until after
8pm! I felt so bad, and I was glad that Ben and his friends didn't wait
around, considering I was two hours late haha. It was quite an
interesting day!
The third day was pretty similar to the first day. I went with my
friend Megan Drew and the Orris family on the river again. This time,
we took a speed boat to the junction of the two rivers. We got to feel
the difference of the two rivers! The Rio Negro was much warmer than
the Solimões! We stuck our hands in, and the change in temperature was
instantaneous! The Solimões River also is much faster than the Rio
Negro. Then we got to hold another sloth! His name was FooFoo, and I
also held a Camien (like a little crocodile!). We went on another hike,
but this time we saw giant trees and lily pads! One species of tree
people use sticks to hit if they get lost because you can hear it up to
3 miles away! Our guide called it the "AT&Tree" hahahaha! I also held
another sloth, this one was only 6 months old! And I gave it a piggy
back ride! :) After our tour, Megan Drew and I tried to go to a
research center, but it closed earlier on weekends. No worries, I'll
have to come back for that and going to the Opera House, if not for more!
I had such a great time in Manaus, it was definitely one of my favorite
ports, and I will definitely go back there sometime!!! :D
SH
Hey everyone!
It's time to talk about one of my favorite ports-Manaus! I think this
port was another really underestimated port, like Lisbon...funny,
because Portugal was another one of my favorite ports! I think that you
generally have more fun per port if you don't have set plans, but know
somewhat of what you may want to do!
The first day in Manaus I had a field lab...I wasn't too thrilled about
this because it was also Thanksgiving-and my brother's birthday. But I
had so much fun, it was by far the best field lab I've had this voyage!
I expected to be sat down somewhere and lectured...like every other trip
I've had with Dr. Slaughter. Which at some points, we were sitting down
and being lectured...but it was while we were on a riverboat and the
scenery was much nicer! I honestly didn't know what else to expect on
this field lab because it had gotten changed about 4 or 5 times. That
being said, I assumed we were going to a rubber factory. It was no
factory at all! We took our riverboat to the meeting of two rivers, one
was the Rio Negro, and I think the other was Solimões River (according
to Wikipedia). It was really amazing to see the "black tea" waters of
the Rio Negro not mix at all with the muddy waters of the Solimões.
Apparently, fish don't cross the waters either! After that, we headed
to an island in the middle of the Amazon River. Once there, we walked
through a village, and all the houses we saw were on stilts because of
how high the waters are when they flood! Then we came to a little hut,
where one woman was sitting. Our guide, Fabio, showed us the cuts in
the tree, which are made so that milk from the trees can be extracted.
After the milk is collected, it is placed over a fire, which turns it
into rubber! It was extremely interesting, and I can't wait to show
pictures! Fabio said that an average person can make 50-60 kilograms of
rubber per week, and that it was very important during WWII. When we
were walking back to the boat, there was a little girl holding a sloth
(I forgot his name) but we got to pet him and he was so soft! Then she
came back with another one, and I HELD THAT ONE!!! His name was Paulo!
:)) It was only for like 30 seconds because we were walking towards our
boat to leave, but long enough for a picture! :D Afterwards, Fabio made
the mistake of taking 30 hungry college students on a hike before
feeding us. (It was past 1pm [normally lunch on the ship ends at 1:30]
at this point, and we hadn't eaten since 8am.) The hike was pretty
interesting, but it would have been more interesting if we had had
something to eat, most everyone was only talking about how hungry we all
were. Overall, the day was really fun, and I had a great time on this
field lab!
The second day in Manaus, I went with the Freeman family to Iracema
Falls. Me and Mr. Freeman went to the Manaus Opera House to see if we
could get tickets for the show that night, but they weren't open
yet...which ended up being a good thing since we didn't get back in
time. >.< Our guide, Jimmy, took us on the public bus systems. It took
us a couple hours to get there. Then we stopped and had a slight lunch,
but we should have had more. I think we assumed we would grab more
before we got to the falls, but thanks to Jimmy, we didn't. He got a
cab for pretty cheap...but we had to fit 8 people (not including the
driver) into a car that held 4 passengers. It was quite amusing because
everyone either had to have someone on their lap, or be sitting on
someone! Well we finally get there, and the falls are gorgeous! We
actually got to climb up the falls and we walked along the creek for a
little bit before heading back. The water was an amber color, and we
all went swimming. There are some pretty humorous pictures of us
jumping in! We saw some flying fish, and even some lizards! There were
also lots of caves around too. One cave had a cathedral in it, and one
was named "Gruta da Onca" Well we were ready to head back, but Jimmy
said our cab driver wasn't coming back, another tour guide told
him...and this isn't a place where cab drivers just naturally come to
find work. So we're all wondering what to do, and the other tour guide
said that Jimmy could come back with him to find a cab to come pick us
up. Well this wasn't a great idea, but that's what happened...but it
wouldn't be until 4:30, at least. This means that we would have to
catch the 7pm bus, so we wouldn't be back to the ship until 9pm...I felt
awful because I told my friend Ben that I would go out with him and his
buddies, and that I'd be back by 6pm...because that's what Jimmy told
Mrs. Freeman so that we could be back in time to see the show at the
opera house. Well Mrs. Freeman and I go for a little walk because we
don't want to get back into the water (we're pretty much dry at this
point) and we ran into another falls. She takes her shoes off and goes
walking around and convinced me to do the same. Well, everything is
going well until I took a step on the top of the falls where I thought
was a rock. Really, it was just a reflection, and I went down into the
water up to my neck! So much for not getting wet, right? Mrs. Freeman
got the best pictures of this too hahaha. So then we're walking back
and we see another guide and he asked us "You didn't see any jaguars,
did you?" We laugh and shook our heads no, but he responded, "No,
really, you didn't see any did you?" Again we shook our heads no, and
asked why. He responded, "There's a reason why there's a cave named
'the cave of jaguars' and why people aren't allowed out here past
5pm/5:30pm." Awesome. So "Gruta da Onca" really means 'cave of
jaguars.' How wonderful, because it was getting to be about that time.
He also told us that we were with the guide who changes his name every
week...again, awesome. Well we decided to start walking back to where
the taxis enter the park, because we wanted to be as far away from that
cave as possible! Jimmy does come back for us, luckily, and we got 2
cabs back since it was only a couple dollars more, and we expected to be
back around 6:30pm. Not too bad, right? Of course, there was so much
traffic though. We literally did not get back to the ship until after
8pm! I felt so bad, and I was glad that Ben and his friends didn't wait
around, considering I was two hours late haha. It was quite an
interesting day!
The third day was pretty similar to the first day. I went with my
friend Megan Drew and the Orris family on the river again. This time,
we took a speed boat to the junction of the two rivers. We got to feel
the difference of the two rivers! The Rio Negro was much warmer than
the Solimões! We stuck our hands in, and the change in temperature was
instantaneous! The Solimões River also is much faster than the Rio
Negro. Then we got to hold another sloth! His name was FooFoo, and I
also held a Camien (like a little crocodile!). We went on another hike,
but this time we saw giant trees and lily pads! One species of tree
people use sticks to hit if they get lost because you can hear it up to
3 miles away! Our guide called it the "AT&Tree" hahahaha! I also held
another sloth, this one was only 6 months old! And I gave it a piggy
back ride! :) After our tour, Megan Drew and I tried to go to a
research center, but it closed earlier on weekends. No worries, I'll
have to come back for that and going to the Opera House, if not for more!
I had such a great time in Manaus, it was definitely one of my favorite
ports, and I will definitely go back there sometime!!! :D
SH
Monday, November 26, 2012
Cabin Search!
11.26.12
So on the ship they randomly have cabin searches...and mine/D's room got
searched yesterday. Turns out the safety officers/security who was
checking it out thought our room was 'cute.' hahaha. :)
SH
So on the ship they randomly have cabin searches...and mine/D's room got
searched yesterday. Turns out the safety officers/security who was
checking it out thought our room was 'cute.' hahaha. :)
SH
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