Day 91 – At Sea – August 20th, 2015

Posted on August 20, 2015 by oriana77

Pitcairn Island to Tahiti, French Polynesia

While the storm force winds of yesterday have abated, the swell certainly hasn’t, resulting in a rather uncomfortable ride throughout a rainy and overcast day in the South Pacific. The Cruise Director has finally produced a unique daily schedule, with some new and interesting activities, rather than the usual dross. Therefore, I had a busy day with at least 4 activities of interest, and bonus, they were all at different times. Unfortunately, the weather resulted in Judi’s sea legs being misplaced, so she wasn’t able to attend some of the activities.

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Day 89 – At Sea – August 18th, 2015

Posted on August 19, 2015 by oriana77

Easter Island, Chile to Pitcairn Island

With another set of clox last night we finally returned to Vancouver time (Z-7), but only for 24 hours, as I anticipate a further hour back tonight. We also passed through Longitude 123W, which means we also passed due south of Vancouver, at a distance of about 5,000 miles. As we wind our way sedately across the South Pacific, we enjoyed yet another fine day at sea, aboard the aptly named Sea Princess.

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Day 88 – At Sea – August 17th, 2015

Posted on August 18, 2015 by oriana77

Easter Island, Chile to Pitcairn Island

Thrilled that we managed to make the call at Easter Island yesterday, we are tootling along on a very dull, completely overcast and rainy day in the South Pacific. On the bright side, the wind and seas have abated, making it a more comfortable passage, without the rolling and pitching previously experienced. With Easter Island now behind us, we can start correcting the clox to our time zone, so we had the first hour back last night since before Cartagena. However, still steaming west, it will take a few days to get back to normal sunrise/sunset times, with meridian altitude at high noon.

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Day 86 – At Sea – August 15th, 2015

Posted on August 15, 2015 by oriana77

San Martin, Peru to Easter Island, Chile

We are all hoping this will be our final sea day and the weather will permit us to anchor and safely tender ashore at Easter Island tomorrow morning. Unfortunately, as the day progresses the weather is deteriorating, with initial wind being about 15 knots, increasing to 25 knots by late afternoon. We also experienced a fair bit of rain and by late afternoon the visibility closed in. However, today’s schedule was a pleasant departure from the usual serving of carpet bowls, water volleyball, etc. Rather than Sunday Brunch, this morning we had a delicious Saturday Brunch and once suitably nourished I spent an enjoyable 3 hours in the Princess Theatre.

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Day 84 – At Sea – August 13th, 2015

Posted on August 14, 2015 by oriana77

San Martin, Peru to Easter Island, Chile

Our second sea day between South America and hopefully Easter Island. Yesterday’s gale force 40 knot winds have eased slightly, so at least the weather is changing for the better. We still have the expected SE’ly winds common within the tropics, but they have eased to about 20 to 25 knots, however the ship is still pitching considerably. A great day aboard Sea Princess, which included some excellent news about Easter Island from Capt Kent, an update on the progress of our new truck and an excellent dinner.

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