Rocking and Rollin day 2

One of our blog readers sent me a list of questions which I will answer.

We are eating less every day as the novelty of endless banqueting wears off. For breakfast, I had fried eggs and link sausage, period.
On clear nights they turn off some of the ship lights and have an astronomer give a lesson on the top deck. We hear that it is very good. We hear this right after breakfast the next morning. Last night we did watch a movie on demand in our cabin.

By a lot of motion I would say the deck has been rising and falling with a bang eight to ten feet at the bow and stern. Maybe more. There is also substantial roll from side to side. It is constantly corrected by stabilizers but the correction really means that the ship tries to keep centering the left and right roll rather than cruise with a fixed lean to the left or right.

Yes there is sea sickness for people prone to motion sickness but you eventually get over sea sickness. I can happily state that neither Jenni nor I have missed or tossed a single meal. We are acclimated and enjoy all but the most violent motion. It is also great for sleeping – like a cradle. We do however walk like drunks when it is really moving as it is right now as I am typing. The stairways can be the most interesting giving you a sense of going down when you are going up and vice versa as the weight of your step is dramatically altered. We are in wide open Pacific Ocean with two days to go to New Zealand. Not much out there but wind and waves. Overcast and endless whitecaps. My sliding closet door is constantly trying to shift against it latch making a loud click every few seconds. If I go out on the balcony I will likely get pretty wet from spray today. The table and chairs are wet, but is warm enough to be out there without a jacket.

There have been two lifeboat safety lectures at designated muster stations. I would not call them drills but rather discussion of procedures. The ship feels very secure. No worries.

Having said all this, we are having a great time. Jenni taught a class this morning on the craft of paper quilling. I attended a lecture on the history of New Zealand. Lunch is in a half hour.