Hi guys! I have a little break in my daily activities to say hi! We went to B2B excercise classes this morning (Tom drags me to these!) then had breakfast outside in LaVeranda (yummy french toast!). Then I played bridge for an hour. At 1:15 today we have the Equator Crossing Ceremony (we're "pollywogs" since we've never crossed the Equator by sea...actually in our case we've never crossed it period!). I'm not sure what to expect. One lady said they put whipped cream in her hair! Hmmmmmm...guess we'll find out what this initiation is but I sure hope it doesn't involve whipped cream! I can't believe we're within hours of entering the Southern Hemisphere!!

Last night we ate in LaVeranda with Sandy (sandracruiser) & Dennis and Irving (Irv) & Maria. Good company and great giant grilled shrimp! Then caught the latter part of the show with a 2 time Tony nominee gal with a terrific voice, then visited the casino. I guess I must have lost the magic touch...didn't win (but held my own for the most part). Tom had a REALLY hot roll at the craps table so last night he was the big winner!

Marc, I've inquired about your wine question (merlot cabernet or shiraz blend) but yet to get an answer. Two sommeliers think I'm requesting wine, and don't understand I'm just inquiring. They're a bit confused. Help me out...I'm obviously not asking the correct question!

Bobbi, I like your advice of not giving up the desserts!! I think you're on to something!

Tonight is the AmEx cocktail party...like all Radisson cruises it seems that we could be at a cocktail party everynight. I suspect we'll pass on this one.

Jill has been great about emailing me. All 5 pets are doing well at home! I love my kitty that Paul gave me...always brings a smile when I see her on our bed. Sounds like it's rained everyday since we've left! Thank goodness the auto timer on the sprinklers was turned off or our house would be floating away by now.

Wish you all were with us!!