31st March 2012
On our way to Yokohama, conditions have deteriorated with increasing
winds from the South overnight and a resulting build up in the seas.
During our morning walk, going down the windward side presented a
reasonable challenge and as we turned around the stern of the ship, the wind
literally blew you across to the other side. There is lots of sea spray and the
rain looks likely.
By noon, we are off the east coast of the Island of Honshu in 2050m of
water, with the wind blowing at 45 – 50 knots and seas 3-4 metres and
intermittent rain. The ship is getting
bounced around quite a lot, and one of the scheduled lectures has been
cancelled as the lecturer is seasick. The external decks have been closed off
to passengers.
Carole headed off to mahjong, ( organized on all of the at sea days),
and I went to a lecture on digital photography (pretty basic, but enlightening
for some).
The weather was pretty ordinary all day and we are unsure what to expect
in Yokohama, but the Captain assures us things will improve before we arrive.
We have been very lucky so far, so lets hope he is right.
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