Sea Day Lectures

Today is a sea day. We are skirting around the southeast coast of Australia cruising from Melbourne to Sydney. Seas are very calm, and Captain Atle Knutsen has slowed the Viking Sun down to around ten knots. Everything is very smooth today. I attended a lecture this morning by a university professor on the current economics of Australia and New Zealand and their relationship to Asia and the Pacific. This afternoon I will go to another lecture on Australian use of nuclear energy, both for military uses and for the production of power. It seems that Australia has been very resistant to the use of nuclear energy for any purpose. They are very much in favor of ecological awareness and responsibility. The Australian people see global warming as a real threat. Yet, their over-dependence on coal for power production places Australia among the worst environmental polluters in this part of the world. It seems that there are no easy answers. Glenda has gone to a cooking class. Meanwhile, I am re-reading The Lord of the Rings. We love sea days!Lue lisää