At Sea – Transatlantic Crossing Day 2 – October 17, 2008

It was fairly rough last night, the ship was moving a lot, and the seas were rough. Still not terrible. At least it was sunny when we woke up. We got another weather report from the Captain at noon, and it was different than yesterday with regard to the hurricane. It is now only a tropical storm, but we will be closer than was predicted yesterday. The report was for us to be within 300 nautical miles, but now it will be tomorrow (Saturday) at 11:00. It continued to be rough all day, the winds were reported at 25-30 knots, and seas 9-12 feet. At least it was sunny until about 3:00. Glad we had been on the ship for as long, and for as many days at sea. Neither of us are being affected by any nausea from the seas. We expect it to get a little worse over night. Apparently, the winds today were not due to the tropical system, only due to a pressure gradient between a high and a low in the Atlantic. Tomorrow, we may see wind and waves from the storm. No Pictures to post today.

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