Singapore – March 18

Singapore – March 18

We docked in Singapore the afternoon of March 17 in a pouring rain. It did stop raining in a couple hours but we decided to wait until morning to head off the ship. So – at about 9:00 am we headed off the ship and wandered through all the shopping in the Harbor Front mall and then took a taxi to Little India. I loved looking at all the arts and crafts, but mostly at the gorgeous saris. These were jaw-dropping beautiful but I made it through the whole day without buying one. I did buy one on the last WC and it is still folded up in my sewing room because I can't think of anything to do with it. We stopped for lunch and had tandoori shrimp and enjoyed the air conditioning for a little while and then just before we got the taxi back I decided I wanted a henna design done on my hand. Jim rolled his eyes and did a 'yes, dear' - - so now I have one on my right hand. It's as close to a tattoo as I'll ever get and will fade away in a week or so. It's all flowers and swirls... kind of like the Zen doodles I've been doing.

I had hoped we could visit Chinatown too, but after about 5 hours of walking, my ankle was saying 'enough' so we taxied back to the ship and had a short rest before dinner. We were due to sail away a little after 9:00 pm but at 9:30 they were still awaiting clearance from Singapore immigration – I gave up and went to bed. Jim followed after just a little while and neither of us has any idea when we actually left port. Tomorrow is a sea day and our second Ensemble Cocktail party.