Day 73 23rd March 2011

It is another rough and cold day with the sea as agitated as any we have experienced on the whole trip. One thing that does happened to everyone on a long trip such as this one is that your sea legs improve so that you can move around more easily even when there is a lot of motion. I walked around the deck this morning even though there was a high swell running. There were few people on deck because it was only 10c so probably too cold for sitting but at least a dozen people walking.

We have started to change the clocks at 12am rather than during the night and have been steady loosing hours for the past three days so we are now at GMT-7 or 7 hours behind UK time. We will be taking our pilot on board at 5am in the morning and passing under the Golden Gate Bridge at 6am. Our intention is to get up and see the event but the flesh may be weaker than our intent. There is also the opportunity to see the reverse trip when we sail out tomorrow night.

The forecast for tomorrow in San Francisco is not wonderful with temperatures of 8c with some rain but that will not deter us from going on the trip and enjoying the visit.