xrvlcruiser, thanks for solving the mystery of the jogger.
Pat

Wow, did I ever get names mixed up. Sorry about that!!!

More later as I want to compose notes off-line and then in about an hour, Marco, the computer whiz, is coming to the cabin to help with uploading photos.

Cheers! Ray

Ray, Marco is the BEST! I've been on many cruises with him, and while I never had to get his help much (I just email), I could see him patiently helping people in Club.com anytime I was in there.

Marco earned his salary with me...he tried to hide when I came into computer room - nice guy!

And he's a cutie inside and out! :D

I didn't get to know him that well Olivia :D :D <img border="0" alt="[naughty]" title="" src="graemlins/naughty.gif" /> ;) ;)

Hi Olivia:

Yep, he helped but I do have to resize the photos by necessity. I have to do some experimenting. Yesm Marco is very helpful!

Cheers! Ray

Last night and today:

Last night was country club casual and we went to listen to live music in the Horizon Lounge.

There was a gal there with her husband and her looks reminded me of Suzie ... Penny thought Ms. Merlot -- Our South Africa ROAR buddies) and we got a conversation going and wound up having dinner together and were they ever friendly and fun to be with -- just like Suzie and Ms. Merlot.

Following a fun dinner the four of us went to the Constellation Theatre to listen to Peter Grey Terhune's Jazz Legends featuring the Regent Signature Orchestra and The Regent Singers. A good show!

After the show I spotted Marcie's friend, Mark, and introduced myself as a friend of Marcie's. Well, hearing that names of Marcie and Tom set him off.....oh how he likes Marcie, Tom and their children,. etc.. etc. and that he missed them. Plus he recounted the starving dog story of some distant port where Marcie spotted an emaciated dog and made a point of rushing off to find some proper food for the dog. Mark went on and on! What a nice character he is.

I asked Mark if I could see his 20 caret diamond ring and he said he only wears it on special occasions but he corrected me by saying that it is actually 24 carets. Whoa!

We had our beginners bridge today and Penny also did: Stretching class followed by an abs class and cardio & yuga this afternoon. She's really enjoying these sessions. I did my 34 min. walking session topside.

It's the last of our seadays today before we reach Maui, and tomorrow if all goes well, we will tender at Lahaina where we will team up with another couple for a private car tour of the island from 2 to 7pm. I'm sure they'll be lots of photo opps.

So that's how it's been going. No plans for dinner tonight. We're just going to show up and maybe do some dancing before/after tonight's show.

Cheers! Ray & Penny

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Jan. 6 - San Francisco, California to Lahaina, Maui --- 2,045 nautical miles
Cruising the Pacific Ocean

Jan. 12 - Lahaina, Maui to Hilo, Hawaii --- 125 miles

Jan. 13 - Hilo, Hawaii to Honolulu, Hawaii --- 197

Jan. 14 - Honolulu, Hawaii to Papeete, Tahiti, F.P. --- 2,378
Cross the Equator

Jan. 19 - Papeete, Tahiti to Moorea, French Polynesia --- 15

Jan. 20 - Moorea, F.P. to Uturoa, Raiatea --- 101

Jan. 21 - Uturoa, Raiatea to Bora Bora --- 22

Jan. 24 - Bora Bora, F.P:. to Rarotonga, Cook Islands --- 535
Cruising the South Pacific

Jan. 24 - Rarotonga, Cook Islands to Bay of Islands, New Zealand --- 1,622
Cross the International Dateline

Jan. 29 - Bay of Islands, New Zealand to Auckland, New Zealand --- 132
Cruising the Coral Sea

Jan. 30 - Auckland, New Zealand --- END OF FIRST SEGMENT

TOTAL DISTANCE --- 7, 172 NAUTICAL MILES.

Marcie:

We haven't done trivia. We don't care to flaunt how stupid we are :>)

Cheers! Ray & Penny

I'm enjoying your blog, Ray.

You guys stupid?.....that will be the day! You really should give Trivia a try. You work in teams so if you don't know the answer...just keep quiet. It really is a lot of fun and you would amaze yourself at what you really do know.
Pat

Ray, you're too funny!!! Trivia is just for fun, no pressure! Yes, Marc & Harry are so nice as well as colorful. Marc is always good for my ego... About once a week the phone rings and I answer it to "Hello Precious". We had fun staying up with them in the bar last Saturday night and "catching up".

Ray and Penny, I can't believe you're on the cruise already - how fantastic for you both. Have the best, best time ever. I so enjoyed meeting you in Toronto, you are so very delightful. I wish I were on the ship with you, we'd have so many laughs - though not necessarily at Ray's horrible jokes!! Just kidding Ray, I'll admit it, they are funny.

I will read every post you write.

Hi Charlene:

Your name and note brought a smile to our face as we have special remembrances of our luncheon with you and Pat (Canadagal) and Pat & Ray. It was a special day!

Cheers! Ray & Penny