Day 24

Today is the last of 4 sea days before our arrival at Reunion. Our course is north east from Port Elizabeth & thus towards the Equator. It was decidedly warm leaving a very blustery Port Elizabeth and the sea was “lively”. Madagascar was to our north as we steamed towards Reunion and Mauritius, but by yesterday it had become unbelievably calm and (I think) the hottest day so far. Flying fish were aplenty, but I missed out on a spectacular dolphin display.

I was saddened by the u expected sight of several “slicks” of a horrible brown stuff we passed through yesterday. There was other debris, bits of paper and a tin can glistening in the sun. No such disappointment today. The clocks advanced a fourth hour as we crossed another time zone. Still, for the distance travelled to date, that is unremarkable. I have done little today; after a disturbed night (I must have woken up around 6 times) I overslept and even missed breakfast. I shall do little today; tomorrow, 08.30hrs is the start time for a “Best of Reunion” shore excursion. I am told thunderstorms are forecast!

Watch this space.