Christmas Day – All at Sea
Had a small chocolate Christmas
tree each from Voyager. Gave our
presents to select members of the crew.
Watched the officers versus passengers giant Jenga out on deck and then
had a barbeque for lunch!! Afternoon
carol service to remind us it is Christmas.
Biggest disappointment from the semi-formal Christmas meal - no pigs in
blankets with our turkey! Highlight was
talking to kids on the phone when we finally got near enough an island to get a
signal. Maybe New Year will be better.
Wednesday 26th December – Grenada.
What a lovely island. Our driver/guide, Trevor sang us calypsos as
we travelled along narrow twisty roads past lush vegetation. Spice plantation really interesting. Have bought some to bring home and make the
kitchen smell nice. We would come here
again.
This is actually Cocoa - so chocolate really does grow on trees!
Thursday 27th December – Scarborough,
Tobago.
Not such a pretty
island. Highlight of our tour was
meeting Eddie Izzard’s Caribbean cousin, Philip who enthused about the Arnos
Vale water wheel and old sugar plantation he is restoring.
Were invited to drinks and a
meal with the Captain and senior Officers tonight for us and fellow passengers
on for the whole circumnavigation. A
good evening with fine wine and polite conversation.
We have lost two of our
fellow passengers who have decided Voyager is not for them and have gone home
to Barbados for New Year. They have
donated their ‘owner’s suite’ cabin to one of our friends who is suddenly very
popular with the single ladies on board!
I just want to use his Jacuzzi as a washing machine!!
Our Tobagan friend Phillip spoting forth about the oldest iron water wheel in the world!
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