We had a traditional turkey dinner last night for twelve of our friends. We made a 12lb turkey (the largest that would fit in our oven), stuffing, potatoes, gravy, cranberries, green beans and salad. And for dessert, homemade pumpkin and mince meat pies with whipped cream. Our oven and stove was on from 7am to about 5pm and it was quite an exercise in organization to cook such a meal in our small galley.

None of our friends are from the US, so they had never had a Thanksgiving dinner or really knew what it was about. That gave me a bit of relief as they wouldn't know exactly how things should properly taste. During dinner we went around and had everyone say what they are thankful for, which was a bit corny, but also nice. Although we wish we could have been at home with our families, it was a very fun day and we felt thankful that we had so many friends to share it with.