Starting just after coffee this morning the weather started to change. Also a factor; moving past the protection of most of the Canary Islands. So here we are, headed across the Atlantic with seas that probably wouldn’t bother one of the mid-range to mega-ships at all. But a smaller ship? Much closer to what ocean crossings were like 100 or more years ago. At the mercy of the waves. Stabilizers? What are stabilizers… etc.
Most of the passengers seem to be doing quite well, but them most of the passengers seem to be experienced cruisers. A few waves don’t seem to slow them down much at all. Me neither for that matter, But I can certainly feel the difference as I climbed back up the two flights of stairs after dinner from deck 4 to deck 6. For those who care – the ship measures out at 131. meters long (432 ft), beam 19 meters (62 feet) & a cruising speed of 12 knots. So we are shorter, narrower, and a lot slower that most of the “average” ships out there. Means our mass is smaller and we are certainly getting tossed around.
Since a number of us were on the Pacific cruise in Oct-Nov of 2023, we aren’t particularly bothered. As the discussion went after dinner – Remember leaving Hong Kong? Oh yes! Most of the passengers stayed in their cabins and a lot of the crew didn’t look much better. It is also why this particular post is titled Reel & Roll rather than Rock and Roll. But then, after starting the post, I detoured over to YouTube and listened to Rawlins Cross perform that particular song. And then went down the rabbit hold of thinking about what most of us looked like 25 years ago compared to now. Let me just say that most days, the mirror is not my friend.
So, another stitching day: Fisherman’s Friend from LongDog and then mapping out a piece from last year’s SAL by OnePointMind. The whole thing was way too busy for me, but there was section with a sailing ship and a sea monster….. but “New Year – New Start” right? Especially since right now, I only have four WIPs one of which is that 300×300 full coverage which is not at all portable. Charts, fabric, floss – all more than enough on hand, but am not starting new projects unless something is finished…
