Approaching Thursday Island the surroundings were very pretty. Lots of very green islands with white sand beaches and calm water the most gorgeous shade of aqua. Once ashore Thursday Island is not much. We hired a taxi for 30 minutes and drove the whole island. We saw everything from the nursing home to the kindergarten. There was one main street with Internet in the library where we posted the pictures of the Komodo Dragon and Ken & Muriel at the Halloween party. However, it is interesting to see how people live and the laid back attitude of a small place like this. Certainly a lot less stress than we have in our daily lives. Nice homes not fancy but clean and the whole island was well maintained. We were only ashore for about an hour or so total and then came back to the ship. There was a nice breeze so it was not so hot.

The seas continue to be calm. It has been incredible weather and I think this is an area that is known for some rough seas. In this regard we have been truly blessed.

Off tonight to Signatures and a new item on the menu is lamb in puff pastry. That sounds interesting and is definitely in my plans for tonight. This is a menu I have not seen before.