After having the four ports in four days I will then get a respite and have four seas day before arriving at Fortaleza and the start of the Brazilian portion of the cruise.
To be honest I am not one who by nature can sit still and not become bored so finding things to do for those four days will likely present a bit of a challenge for me.
The first day will be fine as I will based on previous cruises wear myself ragged in the ports and as well as one who doesn`t handle a lot of sun and heat will likely just collapse in my cabin and rest up - will also likely have a lots of pictures taken - it`s not uncommon for me to shoot 200 + images in the ports and even though I have been to three of the first four ports before will still take lots of images - so part of one day could be spent editing these images.
I still am working on devising a plan on how to handle the thousand of pictures and some video that I will be shooting - will put them on the net book but need a backup - unless I buy a portable DVD player which is an option - Santa are you listening - I will need to use either flash drives or SD media cards - adding to the fun is my Samsung tablet which uses a mini-SD card.
Even deciding which cameras to bring is another part of the equation - I have a point and shot digital, a DSLR + telephone lens but have problems with it in that there is some dust on the inner mirror that requires a good cleaning that when taking pictures in bright sunlight leaves a blotch on the image - it is however useful in dull light and having a long lens provides more shooting options - my third camera is my new Nikon P150 which has 42x optic zoom and a video feature - this is probably the one that will get the most usage - will probably use the point and shoot in places like Rio when I am not on a tour because it is small and fits into my pocket.
My fourth camera is a Sony video digital camcorder - one advantages I have is that all of these cameras use the same SD media card.
I will bring some books with me and will try and load a few more on the tablet and use those to pass the time and if I can get my act together will try and record lots of my favorite music onto a mini SD card for the tablet.
I anticipate that we will likely got lectures on the upcoming ports so that will pass some more time and as we will cross the Equator on this leg of the trip I am sure there will be some sort of ceremony marking the occasion.
Doing laundry may be another option - it isn`t entirely known if Princess will be offering laundry service or whether we will be compelled to use the self- service ones. Response to this is mixed on the cruise critic board so likely will have to wait and see how it plays out.
I also like to do crossword puzzles and work search games and have loaded some apps onto the tablet that don`t require wi-fi to use so that should help to pass some time.
As I will be buying some Internet minutes - a lot in fact that should pass some more time.
Then there are the 300 or so cruise critic members who are on board and who I will meet either the night before at a little meet or greet or the first fill sea day when we meet on board - hopefully will be able to chat with them during the sea days and pass the time that way - there are a number of Canadians on board and if we ever get hockey back up and running we will likely be able to have a few friendly discussions about our favorite teams.
There are other from the Metro Vancouver area and over on Vancouver Island so they may also help pass the time.
Well that`s all for now from rainy Vancouver.
Cheers
D
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