We've just been confined to our cabins for the duration. Not sure how long that will be. At least we have internet access! Hope we can find out more details soon, but as of now....we saw a couple of small boats off the starboard side of the ship, our side, but didn't think anything about it since we frequently see them. We did look at them w/our binoculars and it appeared that they had weapons, but who knows, could have been fat fishing rods! Soon after, the ship was going noticeably faster and seemed to be doing some zig zag maneuvers. Finally the Capt came on and said that those 2 boats are indeed pirates and he's doing everything possible to avoid a confrontation. They have the fire hoses ready (our heavy ammunition, yea!) and have already started putting out the high frequency noise which has the ability to burst an ear drum. Hope they work! Because of our current 23 knots per hr, we will be reaching the Seychelles a day early. That's the fastest we've cruised since we started this trip. We're unusually averaging about 18 knots.
Oh, I think I just heard gun fire, not good. :( I'm sure the Capt will be able to get away from them, lets hope! Wish they would update us as to what's going on. Turn on CNN. With everyone on the internet, most likely someone has sent the news to them. Oh boy, we're going to be on the news! Hope it's good news in the end. I'll keep you posted..............................................................................................................
April Fools!! :)
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