Ship Shape

Days travelled-27
Ports visited -2
Miles travelled-5437
Equator crossed- October 9th but it was touch and go as the engine broke down and we just drifted     over.
Visits to Bridge- 80
Abandon Ship drills- 3 (only drills!!)
Wildlife sightings- dolphins, turtle, flying fish, shearwaters, seals
Imaginary bird sightings- 1
Polish words learned- 50.( including useful words like frog and net curtains)
Polish Grammar mastered- 0 (contrary to book purchased on Amazon Polish is not easy!)
Number of times teased about puchase of above book- 50
Number of Polish history facts learned- 50 (thanks to our helpful and knowledgable steward Mareck)
Time taken to learn that the answer to all Mareck's questions is Poland- 2 hours
Books read - 11 ( including David Copperfield which is very long)
Box sets consumed- 5 (also watched a few films, Richard LOVED Bad Ass)
Calories consumed- too many to mention. Polish food is filling and fattening
Parties attended -2, one on land and one Neptune Party on board. Richard leaves at 9.30 and Ali parties until 3.30.
Photos deleted after Neptune party - 5
Hangovers- 1 (see above)
Days spend wishing she was not on a ship- 1 (see above)
Attempts to blame hangover on seasickness- 10
People convinced by attempts - 0
Richard's obsessions- Man flu, iron deficiency,roughage intake, cement mixer (location of), horizon ( calculation of distance from ship) code word puzzles.
Arguments with Rich- 1/2 ( geography rather than obsession related)
Overall experience- 9/10
Likelihood of repeating the experience- 80%
Likelyhood of spelling likeli hood correctly- 0%

At its best the journey was relaxing, peaceful and full of laughs. It really is just you and the vast vast ocean. At its worst it could be boring, same old faces, same old routine and I underestimated how much I would miss my friends and family. But the worst moments were few and far between and in my case post Neptune Party related.It was a drag being stuck outside Walvis Bay for 4 days but it was better than being at work!

We are now in Botswana, after a brief stop over in Windhoek Namibia. We have experienced minibus travel Africa style which had its hairy moments, mainly due to some fellow passenger necking whisky and beer during the whole journey but the last 2 days have found us in the lapof luxury. Richard's friend Iqbal and his family have welcomed us with open arms and have planned an amazing trip for us while we are here. We feel very lucky.