Thursday, January 28, 2010
Overnight we entered the Pacific Ocean… as expected it was rough… wind speed hit 90 knots, over 100 mph, or 12 on the Beaufort scale… The winds have since dropped to 40 knots or so… Seas have risen to 12 meters… about 24’ or so… the ship is rolling and pitching… but crew tell us it was worse last trip…
Things fell off tables overnight… things continued to fly occasionally today… Yet we are not at danger… It’s life on a ship at sea…
It was a slow, relaxing day… watch the swells, read, watch the head chef demonstrate how to make strudel… (the Chef did call California’s Governor a “Strudel boy”)
They returned our passports today… (they had held them since Rio de Janero some weeks ago… they now have stamps from Brazil, Argentina, the Falklands and Chile… I guess that means we have been there.
The captain tells us that we are moving slowly… the winds and seas are making progress difficult… passengers start to discuss how late we might be in Valpariso…
We are headed north… Weather reports suggest its hot in Santiago Chile… but we see no evidence at sea… It seems the ice of the southern seas are following us…
Friday, January 29, 2010
With dawn we find the seas calmer, the winds now following, and the sun peaking through… It seems we have finally escaped the grasp of the cold and ice…
Today is our last day aboard… tomorrow the ship will dock in Valparaiso, we will disembark with our luggage and stuff, and make our way to Santiago, and the airport for the flight home… We have arranged for a van to pick us up, tour though Valparaiso, Santiago and the wine country… one last bit of touring before heading home…
Due to better winds, and the help of the Humbolt current we are making up lost time… we will probably dock about 8:00 or so, maybe an hour later than planned…
Now we have to think about packing… (no, not packing, but thinking about packing) but that can wait until later… (both the thinking and the packing)
This is likely the last post from the ship... Of course there will be more once we reach home... for for now, goodbye
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