I awake slowly on this Sunday morning. Light is filtering beneath the curtains and there is still some motion to the ship although it has lessened from the night before. We take our time this morning. the Progressive Trivia does not start till 10am. As it's a Sunday we decide to breakfast on the balcony which means we can eat before we need to shave & shower. I think I have had Eggs Benedict every day of this cruise, I may have to try something different for...

I am wide awake at 4am this morning. There is significantly more creaking going on that normal and I can definitely feel some motion from the ocean. Shortly afterwards I hear Peter get up and leave the cabin. He can't sleep either. I arise and head out onto the balcony. It's just getting light. A crescent moon and a twinkling Venus hang in the pre-dawn sky. There are some large swells moving out across the ocean. The Captain later confirms that a storm of...

I awake to the creaking sounds of a ship at sea. At least I hope it's the ship creaking and not my bones. Today is our first sea day of the crossing. We made steady progress north eastward through the night. The early morning temperature is still pleasantly warm as we are still in the sub-tropics. The days will get cooler now as we make our way towards the Azores.Sea days are strange days. Strange to look out from the balcony and know there is nothing before ...