Ok. This is what happens when you are at sea for several days. The time runs together. Today is really the 26th. Usual activities. Trivia, choir,, etc. Was treated to a talk by Jackie Christian. She is a native of Pitcairn island and is the seventh generation of the captain of the Bounty. She was born and raised there and has spent her adult life away from the island representing it for Britain. Britain supports the island. They have 33 Pitcairn natives living there and 13 non natives. The average age is 70. They do not have any certified mechanics,engineers, or other qualified people for repairs. All pitch together to build, repair, do road maintenance as best they can. They are looking for new qualified settlers. They do have a medical center and a doctor paid for by Britain. They have solar power on houses and freeze everything including flour to keep their food bug free. They get supplies by freighter four times a year. The freighter is the only way to get there . Island is very far from anywhere. If there are no changes they expect to be able to live there five more years. Jackie is a leader is trying to bring the changes they need. She is a fellow passenger and an excellent speaker. She is on the trip because she said it was a great way to get home without island hopping by small planes and ending up on the freighter. If we cannot land there tomorrow because of sea conditions, the people there will bring their handicrafts on board. She encouraged us to buy something because it will help the islanders. So this is a souvenir that I will buy.
They have their own language. “What-a-way-youre” is hello.
I am sending a picture of the ocean. We have left the pretty little whitecaps and are cruising in swells. Up and down. Side to side. Everyone is walking wobbling from side to side as they walk. Walking by wishing is what I call it.
Where in the world is Dalna 