The Hughes Zoo

The last of our uninterrupted at-sea days, before we arrive in Tonga’s capital Nuku’alofa tomorrow morning was another laid back and relaxed day. The sea today was much calmer than is has been, and the water is such a beautiful deep blue. Jeremy was very keen to go to creche in the morning and afternoon, so Ange and I actually got to explore the ship a little, and both squeezed in one nap each during Will’s two daytime sleeps.

Almost all of the staff on the ship seem to know us now - being one of the few families makes us fairly obvious. Plus everyone seems to love both the boys, and both of them are having to get used to a lot more attention from strangers than they are used to. A lot of the staff seem to have young families at home - I can’t even being to imagine how hard it would be being away for months at a time.

Jeremy has made some good friends at creche, including 3 older girls who love looking after him and Will.

Speaking of Will, he’s really taken to the ocean life. He’s now crawling comfortably, and pulling himself up on things to stand up. His eyes, which have been various shades of blue-grey since he was born, seem to be going hazel. So currently they’re blue/grey/green/brown. Pretty impressive.

The biggest problem we’re all having is not constantly eating dessert. Plus they’re not exactly flush with high-protein vegetarian options, so I’m stuffing myself with eggs and beans in the morning and finding whatever I can for the rest of the day.

Although we’re very used to ship life, we’re  all really looking forward having a day out and about tomorrow.

Photos for the day

Tags: at sea, cruise

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