Bernard Moitessier after his 1968 solo race around the world when, instead of heading for the finish line in first place, he turned, headed east and went around again.
Forget everything I wrote in the last blog. The wind went up dramatically (we tried to take a picture of how wild it was, but it looks like nothing) By 4 a.m. it was rocking so much, we both woke up and could not go back to sleep. There is rocking and there is rocking.
It is calm and overcast now on our last day.
F will be flying over this very ocean tomorrow on his way to Spain.
It looks like we will take the plunge and take this baby to Europe in December. This is very exciting, mostly because the blog may finally have some big wave pictures in it. I heard from the Thai masseur today that the Queens Mary and Elizabeth are not only smaller ships without the ultra huge keel of this one, but they don’t have the stabilizers. Consequently they never take the northern route that we do, sticking to the southern one which is much quieter but longer across the Atlantic.
I heard people in the dining room speaking in hushed tones about caviar and how they heard it is possible to score some even though it is not on the menu. HA!
We are semi famous for walking around the deck all the day long. One tiny, elderly English woman with a very posh accent and a diamond star of David, said she used to have the same hat as I do, so she noticed it. Then while she and her husband are eating, she says she points out each of our rounds: “there goes the hat!!”
It is not so sad to leave this year, not because we didn’t like it, but because we sort of feel there is more to come. We find life very simple and funny on this ship. Reality does not reach you here.
Osman is like our little guru- he dashes by our table at lunch and asks, pray tell, what we would like for dinner. Thomas finally said “Can you make spaghetti carbonara at the table?” and presto he will . The neighbors heard this and want some too. They also followed us for our walk, saying it is nice how if they ever want to find us, they know where to look. Anyway Osman tells us it is so good to exercise out here because the air is the cleanest in the world. Also he says caviar is a health food. I haven't asked him about vodka.
Tonight: manicure pedicure, then a little more packing (blech) then pasta carbonara made by our side as I toast the sea with my little spoon of caviar.
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| Me holding firmly to the vodka tonic. It was huge wind, but it doesn't show |
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| Us wth Midhun |
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| view from our table every night |
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| Even the greats need a break after 25 times around the ship |
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