The week it took to get to Hawaii felt like nothing since I had so much work to do. When papers are due time seems to move uncomfortably fast The only eventful thing that really happened was a charity auction where people donated things like weekends in vacation homes, maps signed by the Captain, and even the chance to raise the ships American flag in Miami. Perhaps the most notable was that some kid paid $500 for the chance to throw a pie our academic dean.
Our one day in Hawaii was a welcomed break, even if it was just 8 hours. Just being back in America, using American money, having our cell phones work, watching American football and eating a huge western style cheeseburger was awesome. We started off the day with a friendly game of football at a park next to Waikiki beach. Unfortunately I went down the wrong way once and fractured my ankle. I forced myself to suck it up and hobble around the rest of the day, a decision which I regret today. We went to a bar to catch part of the Dallas game then relaxed on the beach until we had to be back on the ship. I tried to go to the ships hospital that night but it was too busy with drunk people (anyone who looked even moderately wasted when they got on the ship got sent to the hospital).
I got my x-rays and subsequent crutches today. I guess it's too swollen to put a cast on so I just have it wrapped with a splint. Getting around on undersized crutches in a rocking ship sucks. So much for zip lining and white water rafting in Costa Rica
Friday, November 28, 2008
Pacific/Hawaii
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But look on the bright side, you have sympathy now working in your favor.
Bummer :-( Take care of it. Of course, in golf this would be worth a couple of strokes. They don't have handicaps in skeet shooting, right?
Here's where the shooting experience may come in handy yet this trip: "NAIROBI, Kenya -- Pirates chased and shot at a U.S. cruise liner with more than 1,000 people on board but failed to hijack the vessel as it sailed along a corridor patrolled by international warships, a maritime official said Tuesday." (news lead in WSJ today 2-Dec-08)
yes but that ship lost the pirates when they went full speed at something around 23 knots, we cruise at 23 knots and can hit 29 knots if we need
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