Pirate Alert!!

PIRATE ALERT !!!!!!!!


Just when I was sure we might have some adventure on this journey, wouldn't you know that they cancelled our stop in the Seychelles in March. I asked the desk about it because it seemed our ship was too big for those wussie pirates, but apparently that is not the case. There have been too many encounters from them with other ships (some our size), so for the safety of the passengers, we will not be attempting to go through that area. Darn! It was just the sort of adventure I was hoping for.

SO, instead, I'll just have to settle for the rough seas we are currently going through. We had 10-12 foot waves today and last night. There are “sick” bags everywhere on the ship, and it is hard to walk a straight line most of the time. We had gale force winds as well. And yesterday, before we got off the ship to explore Valparaiso, we listened to the captain conduct the drill for the entire crew – it was the “abandon ship” drill. We've never heard that one done before. Guess he suspects the passage around the Horn and near Antarctica might be a bit gusty! A lady told me today that we should stock some crackers and food supplies in our room because she was on a ship once when you weren't allowed to leave your room.

Instead of a pirate adventure, we'll have to settle for a rough sea adventure, I guess!