Friends With the Pastry Chef

As we are sailing up the Sunshine Coast, we are developing a relationship with Chef Mathur, an Indian who is the Executive Pastry Chef for Viking Ocean Cruises. We offered some information about graduate programs in information technology for the Chef's son. Since then room service has brought us cream-filled doughnuts, Danish pastry, and other delights, compliments of Chef Mathur. We will both weigh much more at the end of this cruise.

We just got news about Cyclone Gita that damaged Tonga severely in the last few days. Winds of 125 mph flattened the parliament building. About 40% of the homes were either damaged or destroyed. Our prayers are with those lovely people we visited last month. May we use all the means at our disposal to help them to recover from this disaster.Read more