Thursday, March 11, 2010

DAY 2--THE VOYAGER IN HONG KONG HARBOR

Greetings from the Voyager! We are settled in our room and just enjoyed fresh jumbo shrimp and a drink on our deck looking out on Hong Kong harbor. Now the lights are on and John is taking a video of the sky line. We met some nice people while checking in today. One couple is, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT, from Duck, North Carolina! They live there full time! Of course, we packed too much but luckily we have found room for most everything. We have a butler from India named Shijil. Can you pronounce his name? We can’t! He brings us anything we ask for. We have a docking station for our IPOD and Fox News on our TV so we are all set. P.S. This morning in the concierge lounge of the Marriott we met  Al from Detroit who said that "Some people have money and some people have time  but the only people who have both  time and money--plus class -- are cruisers.” We will see if this is true.
Another thing that Al said was that "the difference between being broke and being poor is that being broke is temporary but being poor is a state of mind."

4 comments:

  1. You guys look happy!
    Have a great time, and learn to play Craps.
    Zack got in to American (his safety school).
    Love,
    Paul

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  2. Mom and Dad-you guys look great and so does Hong Kong. That is so wild about the people from Duck, perhaps you have some new friends down there now? Bon Voyage!

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  3. Make sure you all have people take pictures of the both of you!! The boat looks sick! Have a ball!

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  4. WOW!! I want my own butler!!!! The scenery look so nice and I think sitting on a patio eating shrimp and having a drink sounds awesome! You both look happy and full of adventure!! I miss you! I bought scipe..now reading directions and will try to install over weekend.

    Love you,
    Kel

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