WC023 – 1/13/2023 – Big Swells

Noon Location: N 19º 57′ 24.00″ – W 147º 15′ 11.97″

It was interesting on the walking deck this morning. The swells were coming at an angle off the starboard (right) bow. This created a bit of rocking which made it interesting to cross from one side to the other. And they were BIG. Walking toward the bow (that’s the front) while the ship was mounting a swell was like climbing up a mountain. And leaving the bow as the ship came crashing down on the backside of a swell provided an interesting moment of weightlessness. It’s always and adventure.

While I was out walking Cheryl threw in a small load of laundry. You have to get there early to get a machine. The configuration is dryer on top, washer on the bottom. So when the ship is rolling it’s a trick to avoid the dryer door that tends to swing wildly as you transfer clothes from the washer.

The ship continued to rock and roll thru the morning and into the afternoon.

For the morning lectures:

*Russell Lee told the history of Hawaii thru clothing – particularly the development of the Aloha shirt.*

*Dr. Matisoo-Smith introduced us to the Lapita people who first migrated from Taiwan to settle the Pacific islands beginning some 3,500 years ago.*

After lunch we took a nap (Sleep was a bit hard to come by last night.) and enjoyed some quiet reading.

At 4:30 we took in the Honolulu Port Talk. We had already booked our excursions (the Bishop Museum on Sunday and a bus tour/Pearl Harbor visit on Monday) but it was interesting to get the background information on the city and the port.

We decided to skip the 6:30 talk on Sperm Whales and celebrate Friday with dinner in the Restaurant.

Bruce’s Brain Buster was another brutal reminder of how little we actually know in the field of arcane knowledge. We scored 9 out of 20 which put us somewhere in the middle of the pack.

So that’s day 5 of a 6 sea day run. Tomorrow is the last sea day before Honolulu. It will be good to put our feet on dry land.

Till tomorrow then, R

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You probably know that the Spanish claimed the Philippines (named after King Phillip) but there was also a large colony of Germans there and the high command vowed to protect their people so they brought war ships in. Then the Spanish-American war kicked off in 1898. The Germans moved in to protect their colony, but were surprised by the signing of the Treaty of Paris where the US wound up taking the Philippines from Spain.

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