I think we found the prescription for happiness.

“Something is working! I feel great.”

It’s a miracle. We don’t need big pharma anymore.

“Look, they are setting up to do something. Kahani the cruise director is saying Wesley is on the pool deck and is going to demonstrate something.”

How does she know where I am? Is she watching me? I’m going to watch her too. I didn’t know I was going to demonstrate anything. That’s a surprise to me.

“You never check the schedule. You might be missing something. There are all kinds of things going on. You hear Ling the Cruise Director’s lovely voice every morning. She’s telling us what’s happening.”

Kahani Ling. That sounds like a Hawaiian name. We need to find her.

“What did I do anyway?

Wow, I didn’t know I could do ice sculptures. Looks like I’m really good at it too!

“Lots of Wesley’s are talented. Not just you silly. That isn’t the one he made though, that’s a different one.”

What happened to the one he made?

“It was just a demonstration so after he let people take pictures he said ‘Be free fishie!’ and tossed it into the pool.”

Wesley is funny too. I guess that was the one that got away because I don’t see it anymore.

“Let’s go find Ling the Cruise Director and see if she’s a Ling Ling or just a Ling.”

She’s playing games with the old people in the atrium. She’s not wearing the uniform, that’s why we didn’t notice her before. But now that she has the microphone, we know who she is.

“You could win $1,000 if you play it right! But the entry fee is $50. That lady ended up with one penny. The house always wins, we lived in Vegas for decades, we know that better than anyone. So, is she Ling Ling, or just Ling? Deal, or No Deal?”

Says no deal. That’s a Ling. What’s with that face? What’s she doing? Is she making a puddle?

“You still like her. Waking up to her voice is really nice.”

Ok, deal.

“Credit card and CVC code please.”

“Stop doing that!”

It gets funnier every time! Do you think Kahani Ling accepts Bitcoin?

“Is this even the right day?”

Close enough. The globe shows the right position, we are sailing toward Melbourne. We arrive in Melbourne tomorrow late afternoon. It’s a pretty big city in the South part of Australia, just above Tasmania. I’ve heard from more than one person this is the cultural capital of Australia.

“I’m sure that’s code for something.”

Looks interesting. Says ‘must see’. We will head in that direction tomorrow. We are here overnight, it’s Sunday now. Some people are heading out for a night on the town.

“Not us though, we have food on the ship. And it’s dark soon, you know what that means, we are going to sleep. We can be tourists in the morning. The Superbowl is Monday morning at 10:30. We will find a place to watch it.”

Sunset on the ship.

Looks like company. They have an infiniti pool. But I think our ship is better. I wonder if they are jealous.

Sunrises are pretty nice too. The sky starts purple and the water is really deep blue.

“That’s a swimming pool.”

The ocean is deep blue also. The camera can’t get it though. Only my eyes can see color that deep in the lower energy band.

“Geek. That’s blue to everyone else.”

What weighs less than blue?

“Idk what? What weighs less than blue?”

Light blue.

Sunrises are pretty nice too. The sky starts purple and the water is really deep blue.

“Ok better.”

I have the whole ship to myself a lot of the time. Be when and where they aren’t.

“Yes!”

I was surprised to see hot air balloons in the morning at sunrise. It must be pretty cool to do that.

“Those tiny specs?”

I keep saying these pictures aren’t the same as being there.

Pretty great. I just don’t know what’s going to happen from day to day.

“So true. We haven’t needed any meds in a while now. This must be really good for us.”

I think our old life was killing us. We have a new prescription now.

“Yay! Let’s go fishing!”

Superbowl this morning! We have to find a place to watch it.

It’s starting. I know that face. She has a TV show where she’s a judge in a tiny town in Northern Nevada. I didn’t know she could sing too. That’s a real privilege to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. Millions of people will see her.

“Maybe she will be famous now!”

This place is closed though. Many places don’t open till noon. We have to keep looking.

This looks good. How about that drawing on the chalkboard!

“Jolly Good”

Here we go. The Sherlock Holmes pub. Menu looks authentic too.

“No lobster.”

It’s all lobster!

Is that roo? Are we eating roo pie and chips with gravy? That’s different.

“English or Australian?”

An Australian is an Englishman who got caught.

“Are you sure?”

No.

“It’s the same guy from the chalkboard out front. Look, it is.”

The whole place turned into KC fans at the end.

“Fair weather fans.”

Well, it did get hot outside while we were in the pub four and half hours. Back to the ship!

These trains don’t run as often as in Sydney. Can’t miss the ship. Which direction? Don’t make a mistake.

When you get back to the ship remember the little fishes swim toward the front of the ship.

“That never helps me.”

Where was that schedule? When can we meet this Ling. Three of the top officers answer questions from the guests. It’s a sit down panel and we get to ask them questions. It must be part of the entertainment. I saw it on the schedule.

“Oh yeah! I got a question for Hannah. Are you single? What’s your given name? Can you date the passengers like on the Love Boat? Yes, I know that’s Princess, not Norwegian. What are you doing after the show?”

One of you is going to be embarrassed by those questions.

“Not me.”

Back on the cruise ship highway. There’s a pilot boat pilot strike in Tasmania?

“So we’re not going to Tasmania?”

No Hobart. On to New Zealand.