My friend, Pat, did it again.  Put himself in the middle and some thought it was hilarious and great fun and some were offended  believing he was disrespectful of the Catholic Church.  Pat is Catholic himself and many Catholics thought it great fun.  Pat with the help of some of the crew was dressed as the pope by the use of table napkins and cloths, and a nose mask for his  skull cap.  He was pushed to the dining room table in the Pope Mobile (wheelchair).  Here is a photo of Pope Patrick with Marilyn at our table.

Leslie, Linda, Peggy and others demonstrated how to use scarves to dress up outfits and where to buy materials for cheap and make interesting outfits.  They are planning to put together shopping expeditions next year to teach a few how to and what to buy and how to bargain.  I would sign up except I will not be going on the World Cruise next year.  The itinerary is so close to the one this year.

The next day I wore myself out with a 7 ½ hour tour of the island of Mahe’  in the Seychelles. Victoria, the capital of the Seychelles,  is the smallest capital city in the world.

The island is very plush with beautiful beaches.  The tour took us around the whole island including the botanical gardens with giant tortoises and flying fox (fruit eating bats the size of large crows).  The giant Coca-de-mer palm is a native and appears different than other coconut palms or is it my imagination?