Stormy Weather (27.27, 169.30)

We awoke this morning to 35 mph winds. Getting around the boat felt like someone just made me put my head to the end of a bat and spin around 10 times. It takes a lot of effort to get anywhere. Tina and I had an Extreme Quoits match (the game must go on) this morning. We lost. But it was indeed humorous to toss a ring as you are stumbling from one side of the staging bay to the other. By the way, the staging bay is kind of like the garage of the ship. We had the door open so we could see the wild sea crashing in the background, but it was dry in the bay so we could still play. After the game, we just sat and watched the storm for awhile. It was really pretty. Every once in a while you would get a wave crash across the deck. It was kind of like watching fireworks.

View from the staging bay at the back of the ship.

Needless to say I did not go outside at all today. We had grilled cheese and tomato soup for lunch which was perfect for such stormy weather. I  just knit, watched movies and did laundry. So really it was like any other rainy day in Providence. Well except for the fact that you bounce off of everything anytime you try to walk anywhere.

 
This evening after dinner the winds picked up to 45-55 mph and are blowing at 90 degrees to us. The captain has since said no one was allowed to go outside and if you must, you have to alert the bridge, have a buddy and be wearing a life vest. We spent the day tying things down so now we just have to ride this pony till she gets tiered. There has been some big waves crashing over the starboard bow. The captain says they have seen worse so I am not worried yet. Yeehaah!