Cruise Specialists threw their first party and it was held up in the Crow’s Nest. It was great to see so many previous cruisers and all the new ones. This couple is Lorry and Sue the table mates I first had problems remembering their names. Then I liked this photo of Pat and myself.

Our Captain Olaf did everything he could to get the able bodied people to Easter Island. I don’t know how many Captains would have gone to the lengths to anchor and send out tenders that this Captain did. First we could not anchor at the city because of swells. He then brought the ship around to a calmer side of the island and this beach is where the tenders landed. Before they could land they had to send a floating dock and two tenders. All these were tethered together to form a platform for landing. The tenders would draw up to the anchored tenders, then the people would go from tender to tender to tender to the floating dock to reach the beach.

The beach is where I spent most of my time when I was here before. I, of course, did not have this view of the beach. Because of not wanting to hire a car to go around the island I chose just to view the island from the ship this time around.

Our next stop is Pitcairn Island. This Captain did the same as Captain McNaught. The long boat was waiting for us to arrive. About 50 of the 58 residents came on board and set up their tables to sell their wares. Don, I tried my best to find your friend but I forgot her name and had no luck finding her. I did get you some honey and will get you some Hobart honey as well. You can then compare the two. While the residents were on board we circled the island a couple of times.