Last week for Spring Break, we took a quick cruise. It was a wonderful time, and the kids were thrilled at all of the new experiences. And there were a few things that I hadn’t noticed before.
One of them was the crew pulling lifeboats and testing them while we were in port in the Bahamas. It was a simple thing, really. The would drop a boat and motor it around for a while, then switch out for a new one. The ship (from another line) parked next to us was doing the same thing.
Truthfully, it was somewhat comforting. At the beginning of the cruise, we did the mandatory lifeboat drill. After parading down from the stateroom, we lined up on the deck, under the lifeboats. It was nice to know that the next link in the chain was tested regularly, and that the crew had some practice operating them. The last thing any of us would want would be for the crew to have to read the instructions in order to launch the lifeboat…
And it got me thinking…
Have I tested MY lifeboat? And the answer is that I don’t really have one. I am up on the high wire without a net… Obviously, I need to make some changes to MY life plan.
BTW, it was a gorgeous day and a wonderful cruise. We were on the Disney Dream, and had a great time.
