Health and Boys

Rightly said that the ship is not good for the waistline, although the extra effort of trying to walk straight does burn up extra calories. Also, our cabin was on the top floor (about four flights of stairs up), and then to get to the sun lounge one has to go down some stairs, along a corridor, and up some more stairs, so there is quite a lot of walking. Also, there is a little exercise room on the ship which has a bicycle, another walking machine, and a rowing machine. Free gym! It’s a really worthwhile ship ride, and I don’t think we would trade it for an airline ticket if we could.

The boys are doing very well!! They thoroughly enjoyed the ship, and didn’t notice anything different to being on land as far as seasickness went. Getting back on land also didn’t seem to be a problem for them. They have spent the last few days since we arrived running around the house, getting into trouble, making as much noise as possible on the wooden floors and stairs, playing with toys which are starting to get unpacked etc. We have set up the TV and video so they have watched a video. On the ship there was a children’s playroom, quite small, with a video and a couple of toys, so they spent some time in there watching videos or playing with whatever was available. Mostly they were with us, playing with the cars Grandad and Sue gave them before departure, or the turtles from Lara, or the other cars we got them, or anything else we had. They drew a little, built some puzzles, but generally were occupied well and not bored or a problem on the ship. You can imagine the ship crew were quite friendly with them and enjoyed them! They were very well behaved, such that we were complimented a couple of times on how nicely they were behaved from different people. Generally they have continued in their outgoing way, chatting to anyone about anything. When we tell them to be polite or say hello, they generally freeze, but otherwise they are making friends with the church folk. We have met a nice British couple in the church, Steve and Maureen Terry, who are from the UK and now live here. They have given us a few tips on life on the island etc.