Christmas Eve on Maluhia

One of the most difficult things for cruising couples is being away from their families during holidays, so we were all excited when Kim and Dave on the Maluhia were kind enough to invite everyone over to their spacious Catana catamaran for a Christmas Eve get together.

I'll let the picture tell the story, but I'm always amazed at the incredible dinners the women put together in these remote locations with limited foods and minuscule kitchens.

Imagine preparing this dinner with limited food supplies and in a kitchen the size of a broom closet.

As part of the festivities, we had a "Night Before Christmas" gift exchange where every time you heard the words "right" or "left" you passed the gift that direction (unless of course, you'd had a lot to drink).

Kim and Dave on Maluhia, our hosts for the evening.

Jeff and Katie from Mezzaluna.

Kim with father/daughter Franz and Sandra off the Swiss boat, Kyory.

Chuck and Linda off Jacaranda, substituting a stalk of bananas for mistletoe.

Walter and Meryl off Flying Cloud.

Merry Christmas from the South Pacific from the Pacific Puddlejump Class of 2015.

** Many thanks to Kim, Katie, and Sandra for supply photos for this blog post.