Days 12 –15. Jan 16 - 19, 2011 – Days at Sea

We are on our way to Easter Island and the seas are a ’rolling.  Now keep in mind this is my (Julia’s) perspective, Sharon the ole season traveler doesn’t feel a thing.  I woke up one night feeling a strong up and down movement every time the ship went into a swell.  And that feeling has stayed with me for the next couple of days.  The meds for motion sickness have made me sleepy as does this rocking motion.  I had to leave the movie theatre a couple of nights ago because of dizziness from trying to watch a shaky screen.  Going to bed seemed like a better idea, the rocking motion of the ship is great for night time sleep
Speaking of movies, they are shown every night on the ship, most of them newly released.  The other night both of us tried to watch “The Social Network” and couldn’t seem to make any sense of it.  I’ll try again when I’m on solid land.  Sharon watched the “Oxford Murders” last night and she found it very interesting but didn’t see William Hurt who was listed as a star.  Tonight we both watched “The Greatest”, quite the tear-jerker but well worth it.
Our “days at sea” are spent in splendid relaxation. 
Julia reading on the “Sky Deck”
Today (the 19th) I by accident slammed my left thumb in the bathroom door.  Talk about pain!!!!  Anyway, the staff here is so attentive.  I was given lots of ice and some good advice about easing the pain:  Keeping my thumb up high and scrapping the nail with a needle.  Another passenger told me that I could relieve the pressure by having the nail lanced.  I’ll wait on that one. 
After an absolutely fantastic day at sea and a wonderful evening of nice socializing; I decided to go out to the stern (the back of the ship); and was greeted by a sight right out of the travel brochures.   The full moon was right there in direct line with the wave path that the ship was leaving behind.  As I looked back at the moon after looking up to see the stars, I caught a glimpse of a falling star, very magical.  The perfect ending of a perfect day, except for the finger incident.