The sea is calm as we now sail along the coast of Baja California for the first of a couple of days. We are steaming at around 14 knots; all is very gentle.
I awoke at 5am after a respectable four hour sleep. The trouble is that I recall staying awake until getting up. The sky remains overcast. I was surprised to learn that we were required to advance our watches by one hour. I didn’t think that Cabo San Lucas was in a different time zone to Los Angeles. There must be some kind of political explanation! Noon became 1 o’clock leaving just 30 minutes if you wanted lunch in the Britannia Restaurant.
Optimistically, I donned shorts for the first time on this holiday, anticipating warm weather in which to sun-bathe. It’s unlikely to be “a scorcher” today. During a sea day, I shall tour the ship to take photographs of “scenes on board”.
(written the following morning, – 7/7/19)
It did warm up late in the afternoon. At noon the time was advanced by 1 hour, an annoying Cunard peculiarity introduced not too many years ago on east bound voyages. Again, I soaked up the sun, firstly in my little space, and then on deck 9 – to be sociable!Again, it was Gala Night in the evening. Being “sort of” in the tropics, I donned my still immaculate white tuxedo and tried out one of the bow ties I had bought from a lady who makes them for a living in Victoria, Vancouver Island. These are the easiest bow-ties to put on with minimum skill required. I shall be contacting her for more ties as ti(m)es go by! (sorry).
I have yet to tour the ship for detailed interior images. Having received an e-mail requesting a comparison of Queen Elizabeth with QM2, I shall do this in the near future.
Today, being Sunday, I attended the morning worship conducted on this occasion, by the Captain. Prior to this, I visited Voyage Sales to confirm my plans for August 2020. I missed my breakfast this morning, no bad thing methinks.
The view of a calm sea and mixed skies from my room is one to savour. The Pacific Ocean is living up to its name bestowed upon it by (I think) the explorer Magellan. Just ordinary views, but lovely nonetheless.
With best wishes, and thanks for reading,
David.
David's Cruise 