Wednesday, February 4, 2009

The Southern Cross

Last night we went to deck 11, the topmost observation deck for stargazing with the onboard astronomer. They turned out the ship lights so we were able to see hundreds of stars… but the clouds rolled in very soon. This morning we went out on our balcony at about 6:30 and the Southern Cross was right there and even upright.

As we approached Easter Island as the sun was coming up, we kept scanning the shoreline for the statues. Finally we could see some; a group of 4 and two others. It was still too dark for any photos and now that we have dropped anchor we are on the wrong side of the ship. Sega Rose is also anchored and will start tendering before we do. Many people are unhappy as there are supposed to be only a few taxi’s. We have a ship excursion this afternoon so at least we are sure to visit some of the statues.

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