12th April 2012
Last night the ship bumped around quite a lot and the forecast of 35-40
knots, of breeze from the south east and
4-5m seas looks about right. We went down for our morning walk only to see the
normal doors we go through to get on the promenade deck, sealed off and a
danger warning about strong winds posted on the doors. We managed to find one
set of doors opened and joined a few others struggling against the wind on the
windward side of the boat. There was plenty of sea spray and the temperature
has dropped to around 24 C. The swimming pools have been emptied and cordoned
off for safety reasons.
This morning went to a cooking demonstration by the head chef and his
pastry chef, followed by a tour of the galley. Not surprisingly, the scale of
everything in the galley is on an industrial scale, and they are large !
At noon we were 75nm off Swain Reef to starboard, and 135nm NNE of Sandy
Cape. The ship has had to slow down to handle the conditions and the Captain
now anticipates arriving in Brisbane 1 hour late. Rain started to set in around
noon, but fined up later in the day. The wind is now gusting to 50 knots, and
we are going noticeably slower.
This afternoon we went to the movies to see “The Artist”, very different,
but a great movie.
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