Rockin’ & Rollin’ in the Med

I have no idea if we were in sight of the Rock of Gibraltar as promised around 6:00a. I was fast asleep. It would have been dark anyway, so the rock would have been a silhouette with twinkling lights. But here are a couple of collages … consider them a reminiscence of two of our previous visits to Gibraltar … in 2003 on Celebrity Millennium and in 2017 on Insignia.

The transit of the Strait of Gibraltar must have been fairly calm. If not, the swells must have been moving in the right direction as I wasn’t aware of any real movement while I slumbered on.

Conditions have since become rougher … definitely a “one hand to the ship” kind of day.

The 3:00p “Report from the Bridge” (on the Navigation Channel) had the waves at 11.5 feet (3.5m) … they did look bigger from our deck 7 veranda. (Check out the last video in this footprint.) It was a blowin’ for sure … 31.5 knots (or 36.2 mph). I was expecting worse, so no complaints on either count. The mid-day temp was 57F … but with the wind blowing hard, I bet it felt a heck of a lot colder. I wouldn’t know as I did not venture out on deck today.

We’ll see if things get better or worse overnight into tomorrow.

In the meantime, we just wrapped up our very quiet day at sea with dinner and a show. The former was with fellow Coloradans and new friends, Jon and Pat. Unlike us, they are on for the full world cruise. It was a tasty meal in the Grand Dining Room … with no lull in the conversation as we all got to know each other. The latter — the show, that is — featured flutist Suzanne Godfrey. She entertained us with her skill on the flute, piccolo, and the penny whistle … in a show entitled, “Mancini, Movies, and More.”

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