The crossing has been fabulous, if a little surreal. Since we left Madeira the water has been more like Lake Placid than like the North Atlantic ocean. It has been sunny and warm every day.
It's too early to say what today will bring, but since we left Madeira we have only seen:
- one other ship
- no airplanes except for one mysterious light in the night sky that may have been an airplane
- no lights (except for the one mysterious light in the sky that may have been an airplane)
- one school of dolphins
- one patch of seaweed
- two groups of flying fish
- no birds (until last night)
- one piece of plastic trash
- no barges
- 1001 moods of the ocean
This morning the ocean appears different. I wouldn't call it angry, but it is calling attention to itself in a way that it hasn't up to this point. It is no longer indulgent.
There are lots of gulls around the ship this morning. We can't see any land, but it's got to be near.
Full disclosure: Most of the time we have only looked from our balcony. We haven't gone up to the highest decks and we haven't tried to see what can be seen from the starboard side. From the bridge, which is on deck 14, the visibility to the horizon is about 20 to 21 miles. The walking/jogging track, on deck 18, is the highest you can get. Ken has been up there a number of times and hasn't seen anything.
Tonight's entertainment was Al Katz and Jennifer Fair.
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