Pizza in Pisa

We are now docked in Naples, Italy but it has rained so hard most of the night and the next a.m. A tour guide came on board about going to Pompei but the trip was called off because the rain had made the streets almost impassable. Later an Italian official came onboard and phoned for a taxi for me and asked for a driver to take me to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. I was the only one who went as the other passengers had been there before. It cost me a hundred dollars and was well worth it. The driver played a tape with music from a concert Pavarotti had when he was in Rome on the way. The trip was around a hundred miles from the ship and on the way back we stopped at a pizzeria, had a mug of beer and a delicious pizza.

The ship had a washer and dryer for the crew, officers and passengers which made it very handy. When we were docking in Livorno the chief steward invited me to go into the city with him, taking the bus but it was raining and I had a cold so I didnt go. Charles has told me that I was the favorite passenger of the crew and officers.

Steve told me that he is 32 and makes $32,000 a year, which is very good considering that the meals and a place to stay onboard are included. We have now gone throught the Straits of Gibraltar. We are out of the Mediterranean now and on the Atlantic Ocean. The ocean continues to be calm. I hope the good weather continues as evryone is anxious to get back to Port Elizabeth. It has now been over 40 days since the trip began.