DAY-18: Fjords & Glaciers - Stormy Weather
DAY-18: Fjords & Glaciers - Stormy Weather
Day – 18: Friday, March 6, 2020
Starting Location: At Sea Aboard the M.S. Marina
Ending Location: At Sea Aboard the M.S. Marina
Overnight the weather deteriorated and by morning we were in a full fledged gale. There would limited outdoor activity today.
Again without a busy scheduled we opted for a late breakfast. Suspect there were many who had little interest in food this morning. And yes, the little white twist tie airline bags were stationed around the ship.
For the morning Sheila played bridge and we attended another enrichment lecture by Dr. Kus, today's subject was "The Chilean Lake District". This guy can talk about almost any subject as it relates to the peoples and history of South America. I guess if you do all the work to acquire such a variety of degrees, you must know something about almost everything in your area of expertise.
Part way through the lecture the Captain came on with an announcement. He wanted to assure the passengers that the heavy list to starboard was not a problem.
Editorial Note: To understand the nautical term starboard list, think Costa Concordia, a ship known for its irreversible starboard list.
As the Captain explained it, "the seas today are confused with the winds gusting to 70 knots. We just encountered a 90 degree wind shift resulting in the ship's list to starboard that you are feeling right now. No need to worry, we are moving water around the ship to correct the situation". Some people in the audience starting saying things like how did the water get onboard. As the lecture ended and the audience disbursed, there was enough of a list such that people were walking strangely and gravitating toward the hand rails. Well, the ballast shift solved the problem, leveling the ship. That said the stormy seas and high winds persisted throughout the afternoon.
Around 1:30 PM Sheila and I attended a wine tasting, entitled "Journey of the Grape".
This was the third of four scheduled tastings with a series of red wines from Australia, California, South Africa and Argentina. This was the most expensive of the tastings but for us only half price since Sheila wasn't drinking the reds though she did have a sniff and a sip of mine. There were three other people at our table two of whom were from, of course, Massachusetts. One final thought about wine.
Right after the wine we attended the afternoon enrichment discussion with Verne Lundquist. Today's topic being about some of the lesser known sports. The ending part for this discussion was Verne's "Bowling for Dollars" career, known by many in the audience. Again Verne's talks were entertaining primarily because he is recognized by so many people and his subject matter hits home for those who have watched sports over the past 50 years.
For dinner we dined in Chez Jacques, by now dinners are not memorable, it's still good food and service but one night's meal blends with the next.
Ending Location: At Sea Aboard the M.S. Marina
Overnight the weather deteriorated and by morning we were in a full fledged gale. There would limited outdoor activity today.
Again without a busy scheduled we opted for a late breakfast. Suspect there were many who had little interest in food this morning. And yes, the little white twist tie airline bags were stationed around the ship.
For the morning Sheila played bridge and we attended another enrichment lecture by Dr. Kus, today's subject was "The Chilean Lake District". This guy can talk about almost any subject as it relates to the peoples and history of South America. I guess if you do all the work to acquire such a variety of degrees, you must know something about almost everything in your area of expertise.
Part way through the lecture the Captain came on with an announcement. He wanted to assure the passengers that the heavy list to starboard was not a problem.
Editorial Note: To understand the nautical term starboard list, think Costa Concordia, a ship known for its irreversible starboard list.
As the Captain explained it, "the seas today are confused with the winds gusting to 70 knots. We just encountered a 90 degree wind shift resulting in the ship's list to starboard that you are feeling right now. No need to worry, we are moving water around the ship to correct the situation". Some people in the audience starting saying things like how did the water get onboard. As the lecture ended and the audience disbursed, there was enough of a list such that people were walking strangely and gravitating toward the hand rails. Well, the ballast shift solved the problem, leveling the ship. That said the stormy seas and high winds persisted throughout the afternoon.
Around 1:30 PM Sheila and I attended a wine tasting, entitled "Journey of the Grape".
This was the third of four scheduled tastings with a series of red wines from Australia, California, South Africa and Argentina. This was the most expensive of the tastings but for us only half price since Sheila wasn't drinking the reds though she did have a sniff and a sip of mine. There were three other people at our table two of whom were from, of course, Massachusetts. One final thought about wine.
Right after the wine we attended the afternoon enrichment discussion with Verne Lundquist. Today's topic being about some of the lesser known sports. The ending part for this discussion was Verne's "Bowling for Dollars" career, known by many in the audience. Again Verne's talks were entertaining primarily because he is recognized by so many people and his subject matter hits home for those who have watched sports over the past 50 years.
I've borrowed a couple of images depicting Verne "then and now".
For dinner we dined in Chez Jacques, by now dinners are not memorable, it's still good food and service but one night's meal blends with the next.
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