Day 156. Northern Atlantic Ocean.

Well, we knew it was bound to happen. We had the worst seas last night. During the night, we hit 50-60 mph winds and 18 ft seas. (The Captain classified it as "violent seas," much worse than he expected.) Between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m., we were bounced out of bed with the noise of everything on the dressers and bathroom shelves sliding off and onto the floor. Beth caught the carafe of water just as it was flying off the dresser. The ice bucket and all of my stuff slid off my dresser during the 5 a.m swells. I flew between mine and Beth's beds, knocked her mattress aside, hit my shoulder & head on her bed frame, and landed between the beds. (I'm fine.) We had a good laugh as I was lying there. Fortunately, the weather calmed down by 10 a.m. and we were able to play our sea day team baggo competition. Unfortunately, a passenger has a head injury, and we're being diverted to Nuuk, Greenland, for a medical emergency. We only have one week remaining on this once in a lifetime trip.....Read more