3rd Sea Day to Oahu

Due to cloudy weather last night Navigation by the Stars was not possible… practical but before satellites and GPS that is how explorers traveled around the world. Polynesians were among the first to master the Star navigation skills. These were brilliant seafarers who were able to read the sea swells, weather, etc., moving between the Pacific Islands and figure out the best times to manage these tricky waters. Having said that, today has been likely trickier for those prone to sea sickness. We have had whitecaps most of the day which made our new dance class even more challenging. Michael, assistant cruise director, was sipping ginger ale and struggling this day. We had two missing from Trivia and Baggo tossing was not very precise today. Papa was blue team today, and they seemed to have benefited from the rough seas.
“Son of a Gun”
When in port, and with crew restricted to the ship, wives and ladies were allowed to live onboard along with the crew. Infrequently, children were born on the ship, and a convenient place for child birth was between the guns on the gun deck. If a child’s father was unknown, they were entered onto the ships log as a “son of a gun.”
We had dinner with Barrel, Bent, Canada, again, and Linda and James Michael from Nashville, Tennessee. Coffee in the atrium and lovely piano music.Read more