Day 68 Gulf of Thailand

Monday, some clouds early, but mostly sunny. As we travel north, the temperature has dropped a little, but is still tee-shirt and sun screen weather. Last night was clear when I phoned home. Saw Orion and many others. Saw the big dipper in the early morning hours, but Polaris was obscured by low clouds. We had drill mid-morning, to the muster station, and then to the escape pod.

On the focsl after lunch, I saw some flying fish. Still no birds. Sometimes there is floating refuse in the water. At 1400, I saw a rain squall approaching, and barely made it back to the accommodation structure without getting wet. The squall was over and the sun was back in 20 minutes. There are small fishing boats out here. At supper, the Christmas trees have been put up and decorated in the dinning rooms. The ship has crossed the South China Sea and has entered the Gulf of Thailand. Expected arrival in Thailand is early morning.