I stood out on the balcony last night before retiring and could see lightning in the distance. We were also travelling at a greater rate of knots than usual or maybe it just felt that way because of a huge swell which had just come up. The Captain did warn everyone earlier to be careful walking around the ship. Anyway, was just about to put down my book when there was a huge clap of thunder and much lightning and this continued for some time. Plus the ship was rocking and rolling for hours. The seas are a little calmer today, everyone seems happy and the usual sun worshippers are out there on the deck! It is around 32C, a bit warm for me!
Some fun facts about nautical terms which I find interesting - why is a ship called a 'she' for instance. Well, she has a 'waist', (the mid-ships section), a bonnet, (cover for the engine or added strips of canvas for sails), combings, (edges of hatches), jewels (small blocks on signal yards), and earrings (short pieces of rope)!!! There is a great deal of "bustle" around the ship and in port she has an agent handling her business known as her "husband".
Dinner with people we've dined with before, they live in Wales. Their son is a navigation officer with P&O Australia, based in Brisbane.
Went to the show and it was Yakov again - an absolutely amazing entertainer, he has had his own show on American TV and starred in at least 3 films, one Jack Nicholson.
He had the older audience in stitches!
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