Rainy Day!

Sunday, February 22, 2009 – Day at sea in the RAIN!!
We sailed through the Whitsunday Islands and it poured almost all day long. I slept in and ran off to country line dancing. Captain Wright conducted an inter-denominational church service and it was quite nice. The little electric piano sounded just like a grandiose organ! We enjoyed lunch with friends and had great pasta and meatballs and stracciatella soup!

Worked in the afternoon and listened to a commentary on the Whitsunday Islands. There are 74 islands and 69 of them are national parks. Seven has major resorts on them. Captain Cook was here in 1770 on his ship, the Endeavor. Hamilton Island is the most developed island with high rises and day trips out to the Great Barrier Reef. We have visited there on a previous trip and they have many mangroves and nice beaches. Hayman Island is the only property/island which is a member of “Leading Hotels of the World” in the entire country!

Semi-Formal dinner tonight and we enjoyed a Welsh comedian, Kenny Smiles. He gave a great show!

Missed: Lectures on “Australia’s Great Barrier Reef – the World’s Greatest Eco-system”, “International Year of Astronomy 2009”, Champagne Art Auction and Art History @ Sea, Watercolor Art Class, Cha-Cha dance class, Bible Class, New Vogue Sequence Dancing, Golf Chipping and Quoits!