It seems to have been rough in the night but the sun is shining again. It didn�t seem possible but we ran into a storm, thunder and lightening after the wonderful sunset last night.
After breakfast finds us once again on top deck which is very breezy this morning. I sit here thinking of those people we have left behind us and wondering just what kind of weather they are having. I wish all those who are near and dear to us were enjoying this lovely time with us.
At about 12 noon the coasts of Tangier, Morocco and Spain came into view. Before an hour had gone we had a good sight as they became nearer and at the same time the dolphins, which are jumping fish, begin to show themselves. You can imagine that after seeing nothing but water for miles there was much excitement. 1.30 pm brought the Rock of Gibraltar. Everyone wanted to see the Rock, and many came from their luncheon before they had finished. This was the end of land again and the ship sails on through the blue waters of the Mediterranean. As the afternoon wore on, the sun just got hotter and hotter.
5.30 pm brought Stuart�s tea time, after which I went down below to the ironing room, where there are two troughs for washing and eight or nine electric irons. There is also a nice wringer. It is a clean airy pleasant room. I washed all the soiled clothes I could find, and put lines across the hold where there was room.
Dinner was a strange meal. There was a very heavy swell on the water and the ship was pitching and tossing. We weren�t quite sure whether the meal was going to stay down or not!
Night brought an eerie feeling. The tossing of the ship went worse and to cap it all we ran into a Mediterranean storm. Believe me, it was awful. We rocked and banged and the thunder and lightning along with the lashing of the water on the portholes, gave us a rather terrifying night. I didn�t sleep at all. We all had visions of the ship turning over, but I suppose that was a mere nothing to the crew. |
