Tuesday, Jan 6, was spent entirely at sea.

The following picture was taken from the sliding door of our stateroom. A lot of water….
This view, and the view below, is incredibly humbling. As you can see, there is no land in sight. Zero, zip, nada. We heard later that the Pacific ocean spans 1/3 of Earth’s surface. That is a lot of salt water. Lost at sea is real.

We spent most of the day getting to know the ship better. We explored all 7 decks available to cruisers. The vessel is about 10 years old and has been maintained very well. There are many places to eat and even more to hang out. There was a lot of hanging out by numerous people on board. We really need to get into total relaxation mode.

Cheryl and I walk a great deal especially at Black Butte Ranch. The ship has a 1/4 mile track for both walking and jogging and we used it today. Not quite as scenic as Black Butte but we were able to get in some steps. The following image is from the stern of the ship and the camera is facing generally east (we are cruising from San Pedro to Hawaii). Cheryl is not very happy about how the wind one encounters at sea effects her hair. My locks seem to be unaffected.

Cheryl wanted to put in a couple more miles late afternoon but the desk was closed because of high winds. Cheryl’s hair was quite relieved.

We closed the day with a cruise kick off celibration hosted by the crew. Senior ship staff were introduced. The educational speakers for the first month of the trip were also introduced. There was some song and dance. Some interesting facts (at least to me): There are 777 cruisers supported by aproximatley 440 staff members on board. We will visit 21 different countries over 121 days. The ship with go through over a million eggs (!?#%) during the voyage which is about 770 eggs per passenger and crew. Chickens throughout the world are giving their all to support this trip.