After leaving Corner Brook, Newfoundland
Last night, we had to set our clocks to Newfoundland Standard Time, which is 30 minutes ahead of Atlantic Standard Time. We are now 4 1/2 hours ahead of home in Seattle. So confusing. Our next port is Sydney, Nova Scotia and we'll find out tonight what time zone that is in.
When we miss a port, it has ramifications for both parties, the shipboard folks and the townsfolk. The town is waiting for us, has their shelves stocked with items to entice tourists, cabs and tour busses that remain empty and so forth. We are feeling bad for the Corner Brook people, missing their first ship, at least their first Princess ship. The ship has agreements with the ports. When in port, the ship closes the onboard shops and the casino to encourage us to go into town and spend our money. The ship also schedules fewer onboard activities while in port. So today, Monday, the crew is scrambling to find activities for us on short notice.
There is a wacko astronomer on board and John enjoys listening to his lectures. Wacko, in that some of his theories are a bit out there for the mainstream. Read 'Colleen'. He projects a lifespan of 200 years in 100 years, and a lifespan of 800 years in 1000 years. Lots of gains in speed, with robots traveling to other stars at near the speed of light. He believes that earthlings will suffer from boredom due to the long life spans and will have these robots film battles between primitives on other planets to show on earth. He then gave his theories on classical music being beamed to Mozart and the other great composers by advanced aliens. He thinks that the Easter Islands statues were made by abandoned alien miners from mines in Peru to guide the space ships on their return trip to find them and pick them up and take them home. (The spaceships had too much ore and that required leaving some aliens behind). The statues are gazing up at 35 degrees, the exact angle, he says, that people use at airports to watch landing planes. He has explanations for some biblical and mythological events being alien caused. John thinks that is good use of an extra sea day. Colleen didn't attend the second lecture and probably will not attend the third.
We spent the rest of the day at trivia, scrapbooking, lunch and dinner. The weather is still stormy; the ship is rocking and rolling. Colleen is wearing anti-seasickness wristbands and they seem to help.
More later, hopefully we will be able to dock in Sydney tomorrow. It is now 5:36pm Newfoundland Standard time and the Captain just gave a weather update. The forecast is that the wind will pick up to 55 knots tonight and that the ship will roll a bit soon while he makes a 4 mile radius turn. It is nice to have a warning and to know what to expect. Or, to know why the ship just listed so much. He thinks that the ship will ride better with the new heading.
John and Colleen
PS: Our blog times are Seattle times, not current times for us.
When we miss a port, it has ramifications for both parties, the shipboard folks and the townsfolk. The town is waiting for us, has their shelves stocked with items to entice tourists, cabs and tour busses that remain empty and so forth. We are feeling bad for the Corner Brook people, missing their first ship, at least their first Princess ship. The ship has agreements with the ports. When in port, the ship closes the onboard shops and the casino to encourage us to go into town and spend our money. The ship also schedules fewer onboard activities while in port. So today, Monday, the crew is scrambling to find activities for us on short notice.
There is a wacko astronomer on board and John enjoys listening to his lectures. Wacko, in that some of his theories are a bit out there for the mainstream. Read 'Colleen'. He projects a lifespan of 200 years in 100 years, and a lifespan of 800 years in 1000 years. Lots of gains in speed, with robots traveling to other stars at near the speed of light. He believes that earthlings will suffer from boredom due to the long life spans and will have these robots film battles between primitives on other planets to show on earth. He then gave his theories on classical music being beamed to Mozart and the other great composers by advanced aliens. He thinks that the Easter Islands statues were made by abandoned alien miners from mines in Peru to guide the space ships on their return trip to find them and pick them up and take them home. (The spaceships had too much ore and that required leaving some aliens behind). The statues are gazing up at 35 degrees, the exact angle, he says, that people use at airports to watch landing planes. He has explanations for some biblical and mythological events being alien caused. John thinks that is good use of an extra sea day. Colleen didn't attend the second lecture and probably will not attend the third.
We spent the rest of the day at trivia, scrapbooking, lunch and dinner. The weather is still stormy; the ship is rocking and rolling. Colleen is wearing anti-seasickness wristbands and they seem to help.
More later, hopefully we will be able to dock in Sydney tomorrow. It is now 5:36pm Newfoundland Standard time and the Captain just gave a weather update. The forecast is that the wind will pick up to 55 knots tonight and that the ship will roll a bit soon while he makes a 4 mile radius turn. It is nice to have a warning and to know what to expect. Or, to know why the ship just listed so much. He thinks that the ship will ride better with the new heading.
John and Colleen
PS: Our blog times are Seattle times, not current times for us.
posted by Colleen and John | 11:05 AM
3 Comments:
Must be an alien version of the Bible:)...Tom
Ha ... too funny. Mom, I don't see you liking those lectures! Sounds like it's a good thing I'm not on board ... I get queezy just reading about your rolling around the boat! :)
I'm with you, Co! Sounds like a loon to me and with so many other fun things to do...why not find something else!! Don't get seasick in those high seas!!
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