Days at sea

We are on our third say at sea--one more than planned at this point in the trip, but the weather calls the shots and we have not been blessed with good weather gods!  When we left Montevideo there were 2 low  pressure systems both headed our way and the captain had to tack back and forth to miss the worst of them.  Even with his attempts to do so we had gale force winds and waves up to 30 ft.  The front desk was giving out sea sick pills like candy and we took some ourselves.  In addition to tacking, we had to slow our speed significantly.  This all resulted in not being able to make it to the Falkland Islands and so today we are still at sea, headed to Cape Horn.   Tomorrow is another day at sea.  At least the weather has improved and sailing is pleasant again.

So what do you do when you are at sea and at least can stand on your feet???  There is always a show in the evening--music, magicians, etc.  We went to a tango class this afternoon.  The naturalist on board gives good talks.  We even went to an envoronmental talk by the ship's waste management officer (we are getting a bit bored! But it was interesting.) 

We do alot of reading which we both enjoy, but usually there is at least one old person snoring away in the common areas, so we look for our own spaces.  The food is very good, and we try and work it off in the gym each morning.  Joe has taken advantage of the accupunctrist and the massage therapist more than once.

South America is a big continent and it takes time to work your way around it!  I'll write more the next time we have been on land!

Diane