What a night, and a day. Even though the temperature outside
has risen to 20C again, there are some very strong winds (ship’s info reports force
7 overnight and force 8 now, sea state rough, swell short and moderate) and
really heavy rain. These have meant nobody is allowed out on the decks, doors are
locked and we are advised to keep the balcony doors closed. Everyone holding on to the rails when walking,
and, for my yogi friends, standing postures all very unstable, nearly lost it
in my wide leg forward folds, and my practice had to be split into two today.
There are going to be few doctor consultations for sea
sickness I think. Not for me though I have three contingency arrangements. If gazing at the horizon doesn’t work, I am
going to try the one eye closed technique, and if that doesn’t do it the
Stugeron will be out of its packet for the first time. An early night anyway as
lying down and feeling the ship rock and roll feels lovely.
Last night was the Captain’s Gala dinner and we had the best
dinner yet (five courses from Marco Pierre White’s menu, the main course of which
consisted of the most delicious lobster EVER, and the puddings were extremely
chocolatey and decadent). Photo opportunity with the Captain duly taken J. Then we went to the Black Tie Ball and danced
our three favourites – foxtrot, jive and waltz. Getting a little bit more brave
by the day.
Because of the near gale force winds today there was no deck
walking, so for tonight there’ll be no pudding for me! Enough said. There’s
always the 10 flights of stairs, walking the corridors, potentially the jogging,
rowing, cross training machines and lots of different exercise classes in the
gym. Potentially I say, because apart from yoga and Pilates I don’t fancy
anything else at the moment. So instead
I joined a craft class and came back to the cabin with a fabulous card making
kit. See what I mean about something for
everyone all of the time.
At our dance class with Jeffrey and Brenda today we danced
the waltz, in every direction with a lot of attention on posture, arms and
transferring the weight more positively. I would go so far as saying we wouldn’t
be worried at all if we were invited to dance this one without our teachers. As
long as the lights are low, and nobody looks for too long!
Now today’s art was something else. A water colour of a
whale’s tail above the sea, and its shadow on the sea’s surface. I cannot
believe how life like mine looks. I showed it to my dinner mates tonight and
they said it looked like a photo! Is this just a one off I wonder, or a turning
point? Khachik’s is wonderful as always,
with a different interpretation of the sea state. We are both very happy.
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| KHACHIK'S |
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| MINE |
So, another 2 sea days to Hawaii, where rumour has it the
temperature is 28C. We are assured this storm will have passed and we will all be
feeling comfortable again soon.
I will be back to confirm! x
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