One of the events held during the Tahiti quilt cruise is called the “book signing”. For those of us who have not published a book in ages, it’s called socializing. Normally, we are in a nice little room. However, this time it was held on the upper deck. What a nice time. Grab a drink and socialize. I forgot to mention that all the drinks on the cruise ship were free. Yes, I said free. We had to purchase our own drinks on all of my previous cruises. Now, this cruise was a little more expensive……
Here is Karen Combs, one of the other teachers, with Gloria and Sandy. Karen is on the left. You can find out more about Karen at http://www.karencombs.com
The other teacher on this cruise was Cindy Walter. To find out more about Cindy go to her website http://cindywalter.com
Cindy is on the left in this photo. Standing in the back with the first officer is our fearless leader Kim Hedges.
I am enjoying myself with several other quilters on the top deck as we chat, enjoy a drink and some canapes . I am in the pink. I did not get the message about the black and white dress code!!
One stop during the cruise was a private island owned by the cruise line. It was a nice day on the beach to read, relax or snorkel. Here are a couple of photos from the beach.
Drinks were served in coconuts. Very cool. I did not drink all three of these! Only two.
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BOOK REVIEW
The “Book Thief” by Markus Zusak.
Over the past year, many people recommended this book. I am so glad I finally found time to read it. It was an interesting concept. The book is narrated by death. And death is pretty busy during this time. It takes place in Nazi Germany in 1939. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read. Liesel shares her books with her neighbors during bombing raids. She also shares her books with the Jewish man they are hiding in their basement. I highly recommend this book.