[cruisenews] In the East

WDD6399
Sat, 19 May 2007 21:04:30

Our position at 2200 tonight is 38 deg 48"N. - 0 deg 15" E. We're in the eastern hemisphere!

Since entering the Med we have had very light winds, delaying our arrival in Valencia until Sun. morning. This has also given us an opportunity to see the southern Spanish coastline. Very dramatic.

Lots of encounters with dolphins and a pod of pilot whales. No luck fishing however.

There is a tremendous amount of shipping. It's not unusual to have 3-4 ships in sight and a dozen or more on the radar. Keeps us paying attention.

Looking forward to Valencia tomorrow, although we have no idea what the logistics of getting into the harbor will be . Wish us luck

Tragedy has struck! We broke the french press coffee maker and the CD/DVD player quit. We also lost both engines due to a clogged fuel system, but have both of them running again.

Ray

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