The port in Casablanca is protected by a sea wall and the entrance is very narrow. It is quite amazing how such large ships can pass through. Because of the angle of the seawall, the ship must move parallel to the incoming surf. At the end of the sea wall the ship must travel some distance before turning into the swells.
The worst of it lasted about 5 minutes. We rode it out in the lounge and watched the very heavy furniture slide from one side of the room to the other. I was sitting on what I thought was a safe place but at one point found myself sliding on my back across the room with the furniture. Fortunately nothing hit me. In our cabin the very large TV came off its secure attachment and rolled across the room. In Reggie’s office the entire desk turned upside down. He is not sure whether the computer survived. Half of my books fell off the shelves and covered the floor of the little textbook center.
Such is the life on the high seas. The crew is used to this and expects it. We land based creatures are still learning how to cope and organize ourselves around such inconveniences. The ship is still rolling quite a bit and I am looking forward to calmer seas which I have heard are coming. But how can I complain too much when we are headed for summer?
I am still working on Spain and Morocco. Hopefully calmer seas will give me some opportunity to finish my entries. But now I have to go to work.
Au revoir
The worst of it lasted about 5 minutes. We rode it out in the lounge and watched the very heavy furniture slide from one side of the room to the other. I was sitting on what I thought was a safe place but at one point found myself sliding on my back across the room with the furniture. Fortunately nothing hit me. In our cabin the very large TV came off its secure attachment and rolled across the room. In Reggie’s office the entire desk turned upside down. He is not sure whether the computer survived. Half of my books fell off the shelves and covered the floor of the little textbook center.
Such is the life on the high seas. The crew is used to this and expects it. We land based creatures are still learning how to cope and organize ourselves around such inconveniences. The ship is still rolling quite a bit and I am looking forward to calmer seas which I have heard are coming. But how can I complain too much when we are headed for summer?
I am still working on Spain and Morocco. Hopefully calmer seas will give me some opportunity to finish my entries. But now I have to go to work.
Au revoir
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