This is Pedro, one of the Deckies, standing up straight on the bridge as the ship rolls one way then the other.
Wave height depicted by colour - light blue is up to 2m, yellow is 4m etc.
Current strength and direction - what a busy ocean!
My cabin was secure for sea, or so I thought. This is after the 25 degree rolls.
Happy in a Hammock! Sleep and Sanity! Thanks to Katie Stull for lending it to me.
A rainbow appeared halfway through the sail, a promise...
We had some fun sailing from Cape Town to Madagascar! A storm south of us generated some big swells, some of them 4m, that hit us on the beam as we passed. The ship has a flat bottom which means that as it has a rolling motion which then snaps upright rapidly. We frequently measured 20 degree rolls with some over 25 degrees! Things moved that we didn't know could move, including the coffee machine in the cafe which 'secured itself on the floor automatically'. Gratefully our Electricians were able to fix it though. I discovered why sailors like sleeping in hammocks - and managed to string one up from the bunk above me in order to get some sleep. Our last day of the sail granted us a reprieve and a beautiful sunset which let me remember how much I enjoy sailing.
