March 30, 2014. Solstice. The Tasman Sea.

Showering is not easy while crossing the Tasman Sea. Fortunately, a bar had been installed. By holding on with one hand the whole time, I was able to accomplish my task. The Tasman Sea is known to be rough but today is not too bad. The swells are 10 feet high, coming from the north and as we are going due west to Tasmania, the ship rolls from side to side. And it is foggy too. You can not see 20 feet out to sea. Ken and I have a different pattern on this ship. We read in the morning, then go to breakfast around 10:00 at Bistro at Five, which is a small restaurant serving crepes. By then, no one is there except us and the waiters, which suits us just fine. After we digest our food in our cabin where we read and use the computer, we walk the decks. At 4:00, canapés are delivered to our cabin, so we snack. We dine at 6:30 at one of the three specialty restaurants. We are very unsociable, partly to avoid infections and partly to stop having the same conversation with each new person we meet. I now tell everyone we are from Texas and then change the subject. We are enjoying this cruise but our pattern is certainly different to any of the other cruises.