Saturday, 2/7/2009, sunny and clear, but not smooth. Last night, the stars were more difficult to see as the moon waxes. The moon will probably be full when we pass through the Canal. There have been no birds yesterday or today. That makes the deck crew happy. I saw another ship this morning. For the last few days, we have been moving parallel to the west coast of Mexico. Now we begin the final phase of our trans-pacific crossing, past Guatamala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, to the Canal. Today, the ship passed through an area, which the officers tell us is windy and rough 8 times out of 10. We had moderate swells and roll, and the wind was blowing off the tops of the white caps. I walked to and from the Focsl on the starboard side, because the port side was awash from the swells. I surprised by slight seasickness mid-morning, after such a smooth Pacific crossing. The image today shows the spray blowing off the swells. In combination with the swells, I think this is Beaufort Scale 7. Saturday is often drill day. We had a General Alarm at 1530, followed by life boat drill. The crew had more drill and training after that.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Day 116 North Pacific Ocean
Saturday, 2/7/2009, sunny and clear, but not smooth. Last night, the stars were more difficult to see as the moon waxes. The moon will probably be full when we pass through the Canal. There have been no birds yesterday or today. That makes the deck crew happy. I saw another ship this morning. For the last few days, we have been moving parallel to the west coast of Mexico. Now we begin the final phase of our trans-pacific crossing, past Guatamala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, to the Canal. Today, the ship passed through an area, which the officers tell us is windy and rough 8 times out of 10. We had moderate swells and roll, and the wind was blowing off the tops of the white caps. I walked to and from the Focsl on the starboard side, because the port side was awash from the swells. I surprised by slight seasickness mid-morning, after such a smooth Pacific crossing. The image today shows the spray blowing off the swells. In combination with the swells, I think this is Beaufort Scale 7. Saturday is often drill day. We had a General Alarm at 1530, followed by life boat drill. The crew had more drill and training after that.
