Email from the Ship: For the past 2 days ( 24th and 25th) of sailing it has been raining and the ship has been rolling the most of anytime yet. These seasoned sailors here say it's still not really bad. It's enough for me when I step forward 1 step and automatically take 2 backwards and sideways and all the things in my cabin are moving around. Taking a shower is like dancing in a water puddle with water all over the BR floor. In spite of all this I'm managing quite well. Our position today 2=25 is 23 S 160 W. We will soon cross the international date line and if I understand correctly we will go from Thurs to Sat and skip Fri.
We are traveling a little slower 14.8 knots. This morning suddenly everything was quiet because the engine had stopped for a half hour but they got it going again. This ship is rather old and I think I told you they refer to it as a rust bucket. The captain says it might be good for another 5 years. I'm glad we have knowlegeable engineers on board. I haven't seen the engine room yet but it's on my to do list.Everyone says you only want to see it once as it is very dirty and very hot. I'll tell you about it when I see it.
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