Notes from the end of the world.

So we've been to the end of the world, well, so the souvenir T-shirts say. We headed down the coast of Chile, to Ushisia which is the most southern town in the world, around Cape Horn (a trip that earned us a certificate weather we bothered to awake for the navigation at all) and then to the Falkland Islands, interesting only for the fact that people actually died in a battle for what is primarily a rock with a fish and chip shop and a British red phone booth. The day trips have left a little bit to be desired. I'm not sure if it's the dull little port towns with little to offer other than a plethora of penguin souvenirs, or a seafaring strain of Stockholm Syndrome, but the family is opting pretty damn quickly to return to the tranquility of the boat. 

We are settling into the cruise like a comfy couch. There is nothing to think about, except choosing between TV Trivia at 3pm and Samba (just to prove that I still have a pulse I'm going to Samba). We finally made it to an origami class, however, like most things on board it was a let down, as we made a fish out of a piece of computer print out paper. No matter. It's a blissful, pseudo-catatonic state of wandering, slowly and without purpose, between buffets and organised events. It's just like a floating retirement village, and I think everyone knows how much I am looking forward to my days in a retirement home. It's Melrose Place, just with less sex appeal and more bingo. 

I'm trying desperately to upload photos to this site, but like the fashion seen at last night's formal evening, the technology on the boat seems a little bit behind. So, you'll just have to imagine them until we pull into port. Basically, if you picture a Depend ad on a boat you'll be getting the picture. Now, I've got to shuffle at a restrained pace if I want to get to the midday movie in the Vista lounge so I'll leave all the other interesting tidbits till later (and by interesting tidbits I mean seeing a man eat 14 corn cobs at the lunch buffet yesterday). Adios!