A more peaceful night with the wind beginning to drop and we woke up to a much better day with moderate seas, force 6 dying away by afternoon to about 3. Really busy again. My nephew said that he was curious how we keep busy all day and I must admit this was the one thing that concerned me about the voyage. Although, I have to say that I am such an avid reader that provided I have my kindle and a GSM or wifi link to get new books, I would be happy almost any...

Slightly disturbed night with the ship pitching and jarring quite a lot at times. Not like being in a small boat but definitely noticeable. Had breakfast up in the buffet looking out at the stormy grey sea. It's about Force 8/9 with a 6m swell. The promenade deck is closed. Decided to keep ourselves active and try some new things on this voyage. So we began by going to Beginner's Bridge this morning. We learned the rudiments of Mini Bridge today - quite ...