Days 23 and 24
At Sea
Up the Irish Sea and into the North
Atlantic again. A time change during the evening. Large swells so
walking takes some concentration. There are white caps in the
swimming pool. At 0415 the ship tripped over an unusually large wave
and the boom it made following the downward bow drop was followed by
a shake and shudder then the bow rose again and off we went. Others
reported drawers in their cabins flew open.
During the morning I worked on the
logbook, blog and photos. Julie went to a port lecture. Lunched
watching the waves in the swimming pool. Dinner attire was formal and
we dined with friends Blair and Marie whom we have sailed with
before.
Noon: 58º
32.00'N and 009º
30.99'W. Course 343º.
Speed 16.4 knots. Temperature 54ºF,
12ºC.
Cloudy. Wind West at 34 knots. Humidity 97%. Seas 10'+. Sunrise 0553.
Sunset 2132. Distance from Belfast 287.2nm, to next port 633.5nm.
Total voyage 5,488 nm.
The
second sea day is foggy and some rain now and then. 13 August. The
fog horn was sounding.
Noon
report: 64º 41.71'N and
012º 32.06'W. Speed 15
knots. Course 348º. Wind
NE 2. Temp 48ºF, 09C. Humidity
98%. From Belfast 670.3 nm. To Akureyri 257nm. Total voyage 5,841nm.
Sunrise 0432. Sunset 2116. Depth 510'. Off the East coast of Iceland.
During the early afternoon there was a cook-off between the Guest Relations Dpt. and the Photo Dpt. The culinary center was filled to capacity and many of the Court of Neptune were there to cheer for our friends Andre (Manager, Guest Relations) and Mervin (Concierge). Our team didn't make the cut on this semi-final round.
During the early afternoon there was a cook-off between the Guest Relations Dpt. and the Photo Dpt. The culinary center was filled to capacity and many of the Court of Neptune were there to cheer for our friends Andre (Manager, Guest Relations) and Mervin (Concierge). Our team didn't make the cut on this semi-final round.
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| Andre and Mervin, two on the right |
At
1400 there was thick fog. 1810 hrs the fog was burning off and
sunlight was appearing. The temperature climbed and I had 80º on my
cabin window thermometer, out of the wind. Land spotted to the SW.
Rounded the NE corner of Iceland during dinner. At about 2007hrs we
crossed the Arctic Circle. At about 2304 hrs we reached the highest
latitude of the voyage at 66º 45.48'N. A quiet night at sea.
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