Saturday, November 15, 2008

Leaving Tortola - Headed For Bahamas

We left Tortola at 5 PM, sailed all night, will sail all day today (Saturday) and arrive in Half Moon Cay tomorrow (our last stop before sailing to Ft. Lauderdale Monday morning).

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Adios Tortola, as they say in the Mexican Navy.

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A Pilot boat escorts us away from Tortola.

Robin gave a presentation this morning about Shakespeare's references to death, and the Elizabethan's ideas about death. It was a fascinating and illuminating session.

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Robin leads a discussion about death in the Shakespeare plays.

Unfortunately, I missed part of it because I had to go to Deck 10 and shoot a few baskets on the outdoor basketball court, but I made it back in plenty of time to hear Hamlet's take on death (To be or not to be), and other notable quotes.

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The ship's outdoor basketball court. It was blazing hot, which might explain why I was the only one there.