A Series of Books for the Queen of the Sea

The next day they rose early, disembarked off of the prow of the Lautoka Lady and lined up on the beach on the opposite side of the sand bar for tai chi. Again, Roger taught nothing new, but worked on drilling what they had already learned so that they could remember it.

Later, on the Main Deck, they had breakfast, clad again in their "returning home uniforms." The Lautoka Lady backed off of the sand bar during breakfast and they were under way again. With the weary miles churning away beneath them, they drifted into separate activities – little conversations among small groups punctuated by time in the cabins. Everyone showered again. What a pleasure a shower was.

And this is the end!