May 26, 2024
Bovine enlightment - lesson #1
I never really knew that a
Cow
was a female bovine and that Bullock
is the name of a male bovine. I got an education from both the Keane's and the Fitzpatrick cousins. I knew we got our milk from Cows, but I never knew our beef comes mainly from castrated Bullocks. I knew males were called Bulls, but it is just a select few males that are not castrated and kept for breeding. The bulk of the male bovines are purely fattened for a little over 2 years and then slaughter for our beef.
Must note that I kept my teachers in giggles by constantly pronouncing bullocks, as bollocks!! Oh the difference of one little letter!
Showed me a true Cowlick! Teet feeding for Bullock Many species - angus, etc.
I threw together an impromptu Bachelorette party for Angie tonight! Angie and Gian are getting married for a third time in Hawaii next week.They will be alone this time and it turns out she never had a Shower or Bachelorette to celebrate her first 2 marriages on the Ship, last May! Our girl deserved a fun night to celebrate her! So we took over a section the outdoor seating at Les 3 Brassuers, and their great band had us all up dancing! It's amazing what you can do with a bunch of WhatsApp messages to fellow ladies, some tulle, sparkles and always handy flower lei's ! One of the ladies even went and bought her some lingerie! I love our supportive community!
I got to go Sailing Again! We were supposed to head to the COOK ISLANDS after the lovely Rangiroa and the Tuamotu Archipelago, but due to stormy weather there, with all unprotected tender ports, they made the decision to head us southwest, back to the protected port in Papeeta (Tahiti). We got lucky and Holly ( pictured below) found us a sailboat available for charter.
Since Janette Emerich is generous enough to share her drone photos with all of us on board the Ship, I have to share them with you all. This beauty is why I said we felt like we were in a screen saver the whole day in Rangiroa! I love the height perspective in the photos it really captures so much more. Blue Lagoon below: