One of the Best Parts of Cruising...

...Is meeting interesting people.  Today, on my way back from the laundry-mat, I ran into a young man who is on a cruise ship crew.  He works in guest services, so he is, of course, polite, intelligent, and personable.  But, I had never met anyone from Zimbabwe before, and he had never been on a small boat, so I invited him aboard, so he could compare the accommodations on my 41' boat vs the 1000' boat on which he lives and works.  As it turned out, when he came on board, he was quite surprised at the amount of room below, and said that our cabins really have the same amount of room as his cabin on the cruise ship.  It was an eye opener for him, since when you are standing on the deck of a huge cruise liner looking down at little sail boats like mine, its hard to imagine how there could be enough space inside to live!  It was truly enjoyable for me to be able to meet and talk with someone from such a different country and culture, and yet find out how much we have in common.  I'm not going to try to spell his name, but at least I did finally learn to pronounce it!