Eating, drinking and birds

Last night it was quite rough, I woke up and needed an emergency seasickness tablet. Marion of course slept right through. Today we are out in the Pacific Ocean sailing parallel to the Chilean Coast. After a croissant this morning I stood on the aft deck observing the many birds flying round the ship. There were numbers of petrels and albatrosses, though it is not as easy to get a photo of a flying seabird as it might seem. For every success there are ten pictures of blank sky or sea.

 Lunch was a presentation by the catering team. They set up a buffet all round the galley. I thought this was very clever as it gave the passengers a view of the galley and showed their confidence in the standards there. The buffet was quite the best I have ever eaten. It was helped down by a pisco sour and glasses of champagne. Completed by some odd grappa recommended by the Australians we were sitting with. I think that it settled my stomach but am not sure.

As befits all good lunches we were one of the first in the restaurant and among the last to leave. Time for a strenuous walk round the deck and then a lecture on our next two stops, in Castro and Puerto Montt. By now the weather had improved so we sat on deck for an hour enjoying the gentle rolling motion of the ship. Now it is time to change for a clambake dinner. Tomorrow is sight seeing!

An apology I spelled the names of our friends from Lake Tahoe incorrectly, it should be Chrestin and Carolin.