Post #763471 by danlovestikis on Sun, May 8, 2016 8:22 AM

hang10tiki you made my day! Fun and beauty.

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there.

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We are sailing away from French Polynesia and heading to Maui, Hawaii.

Now it's time to find join in on some shipboard activities. First up the Mentalist show. If you want to be brought up on stage all you need to do is sit in the front row and pay attention to what comes up on the stage screen. Clap wildly when the performer comes put and smile a lot. I got to go up and be part of his first routine a long card trick. No flashes allowed so this was the best photo Dan took.

We found a disco and took some photos. First Dan and

then one while moving the camera.

Then it was back to our favorite glass show.

Watching melting glass is so much fun.

The guys would join Barbara and I so that we would have their tickets for the glass raffle.

Five days to get to Maui the triangle on the sign didn't move very fast.

I decided to see how much room our souvenirs would take up in our luggage for the trip home. Most are just temporary tattoos. It was a good way to see Tahitian designs that I could carve on art project. I found a wooden knife in Moorea for $18 and surprised Dan with it. It will go into the checked luggage. One of my shot glasses didn't say Tahiti, unfortunately I didn't check it and it says hiti. They left off the Ta. Oh well. My best souvenir is the huge sea shell for $20. I saw it all around Tahiti and some shops sold it for $60 to $120.

On a different sea day Barbara won the exact piece of glass she had hoped for and was very happy.

It's not easy to win. You can't see them but there are usually around 30 to 50 people who have tickets. She is very lucky. Now she goes home with 2!

We were given certificates for crossing the equator.

For exercise Dan and I choose not to participate in all the classes provided. Instead each day we go up and down 8 or more flights of stairs and walk the hallways. On one such trip we found this display. The small one looks like the mug from Aloha Joes that was in Palm Springs.

We went to the glass auction and saw pieces sell from $400 to $850 each. This is for charity.

Later there was a party to meet the artists and we attended and looked at their work on-line.

Getting closer to Maui.

Dan likes to sit and stare at the ocean while I read.

I must be homesick. I saw these boxes with Sacramento on them and it was so thrilling I took a photo.

I allowed myself $1 to gamble with and I hit a jackpot of $1.50. First time I ever had so many 7's. At the end of the cruise I had lost $1.99.

During the cruise I had stuck with food I liked rather than be adventurous but today I decided to try the knuckle sandwich. I hoped the knuckles weren't too tough.

Dang it. Not a single knuckle just pulled pork. It was still yummy.

After trying to win by going to every glass show on three cruises I didn't not win this vase Dan did. He won twice. I gave the vase to Barbara as a bribe to travel with us again. If any of you are interested in cruising and want to follow us on our cruises just let me know and I'll tell you our plans.

Statue of Liberty. We are almost to the US of A. This is my favorite desert. Nope I didn't gain any weight on the cruise.

Maui tomorrow. Thank you all for the visits and comments. Cheers, Wendy