happy 4th of july! (though it may not be the
most significant day in our nation's history)
the port authorities here in tema turned down our request to set off fireworks on the anastasis (boo!) but the day was saved by a group of american ladies here on board who made enormous numbers of homemade apple and cherry pies...i must admit that i was a bit doubtful about the event when "4th of july pie celebration on aft deck tonight" was posted on the ship's event board this morning. the food on the ship is, as my roommate jessie aptly put it last night, "questionable." the dinner menu often suggests tasty dishes that unfortunately rarely live up to expectations (limp veggies, dry meat, crunchy tasteless ice cream, etc.) so as you can imagine i was not overly optimistic about the pie...just hoping that it would be edible and give me the feeling of being part of the celebrations back home.
boy, was i wrong...the apple and cherry pies were not only scrumptiously delicious, they were also served warm, a la mode! in short, they were as good as (if not better than) any pie i've ever had, ramsey's included. i treated myself to two servings (plenty to go around), and am now ready to fall into bed, hugely satisfied. indeed, happy 4th!
# posted by Jenn @ 4:40 PM