Saturday night was exhausting on board Sea Venture: ten-foot seas and then a hard slog across a hefty current that kept forcing them east when they needed to go west. Finally, around noon on Sunday they grabbed a mooring ball off Georgetown, Grand Cayman, and awaited clearance into the country. When I spoke to Michael that night, all he and his battered crew wanted was sleep.
Which they got, until a loud clanking noise woke them. Michael looked out his stateroom hatch and saw this monster.
The Princess Line had arrived. Can you imagine this thing anchoring only 200 feet away from you? Michael got out the range finder, and, yep, his visuals were correct.
Here she is from the companionway steps as seen through the rails and past the barbecue:
Now, for another perspective. By the time Michael and crew went to shore, the anchorage had blossomed with ships.
Busy, busy place. Those double masts are Sea Venture, smack dab in the middle. The nice thing is that the cruise ships don’t stay overnight. The bad thing is that they’re noisy. I just heard this from Michael:
“Two Carnival CruiseLine traveling carnivals have anchored in the last
hour, one one either side of us, the starboard one is playing some
kind of super high energy children’s program at maximum volume over
their PA system… Joy!”
Here’s the upside: the gorgeous, gorgeous water. And the Grand Cayman officialdom: delightful. And the grocery stores: Michael salivates. And the restaurants: finally, really, really good food. Mama and I wish we could fly in to spend some time snorkeling!
Wow. Thanks for these, N.
Aren’t they fun? Sea Venture often looks like the big girl in an anchorage full of cruising boats, but put her next to these behemoths, and she seems tiny.
Oh My — What an accomplishment –I knew they were getting close to GC. And all of this as we approached Easter. Great timing. Prayers continue for the safety of BB and the crew and SV’s journey.
N – are you going to write a novel from all these adventures?
xoxoLS
Your BB is only a telephone call away for a few days — so call the Skype number! He’d be thrilled to say hey and know you’re watching their progress. And thanks so much for the prayers.
Who knows how this trip will play out in one of my stories. I do have one in the works set in the Sea of Cortez….