Friday, 6 February 2009

Days 22 to 24 - at sea

So the ship has been following a straight line between Callao/Lima and Acapulco which saw us cross the equator and re-enter the Northern Hemisphere about 6.15am on Thursday. Interestingly the last two days have been a bit rough at sea as we hit the more open waters. Prior to that the Pacific Ocean (and for those of you who didn't know, named by the Spanish because it was seen as being so peaceful) was as calm as a millpond.

Yesterday brought with it cloudy weather and rain, but as all meteorologists would know this is the equatorial zone where convection creates clouds and rain (!). Today it has cleared up and we have a perfect blue sky and 28C or 82F - but with a 25 knot wind, the boat going at 28 knots and the rough conditions (8 to 12 feet waves), it's pretty windy and blustery out on deck! Nice for a salt water shower as you sit on the deck!!

Yesterday I succombed to something dodgy which I must have eaten (or the traditional dodgy pint?!?), so have not been feeling so great today. So an early night ready for Acapulco seems a good idea tonight.

Hope all is well at home - I hear ice hockey training has been cancelled tonight due to the snow - so things pretty bad in Bristol and Swindon I understand?!?

Look out for a longer update and pics from Acapulco tomorrow...

Oh, here's a nice sunset...

2 comments:

steve c said...

Snow, snow, snow! Yesterday (Friday) saw less than half of people make it to NH (may have been around 25% - 33%?). Driving conditions absolutely treacherous!
The big match (Hereford vs Brighton) is already off, so no trek into Herefordshire for me today! But what about N'Zogbia to Wigan & Given to City?
Hope you're feeling better by now and ready to enjoy the delights of Acapulco!

steve c said...

Shay Given keeps a clean sheet on his debut for City in 1-0 win vs Boro - City fans singing 'there's only one SG'!
Forgot to say that Deborah gig in Nottingham on 28th has been cancelled - bit of a shame eh? Will have to get along to Riffs instead, where The Dacoits (known well to Rich & I) are supporting Lloyd Grossman's band (yes, that Lloyd Grossman)!
Hope you're enjoying Acapulco...!