Originally we had one stop in the Cook Islands and a stop at Bora Bora. The Bora Bora said they wouldn’t accept a ship of our size (over 1,000 passengers) due to COVID. So we would have two stops at the Cook Islands. Then Bora Bora changed their mind and we were back to the original plan. Then we got to the Cook Island and the sea swells were too high to tender safely. The swells were flooding the tender platform. So this is as close as we got to the Cook Islands.

There were a few disgruntled passengers. HA is giving each passenger a free drink. But here’s a hidden gem. We crossed the international dateline the other day. We had two Tuesdays this week. That means I could love my lovely wife 8 days a week (as the Beetles suggested). It’s even during our anniversary week. Nice.

We ended up needing our surprise sea day. Our Air B&B had a leak. The house is not habitable. That’s 0 for 2 with Air B&Bs. We ended up booking two rooms (one for us, one for Jul and her kids) at a hotel for watching the eclipse.

Tomorrow is a sea day. I hope this finds everybody doing well.