Day 12 LA to Hawaii Cruise

Day 12, January 27, 2013 Sunday
Partly Cloudy, Rain Showers  High 70 Low 63
Sunrise 6:45 Sunset 5:26

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ProBowl game at 3 pm on the Movies at Sea Screen above the Pool

It was pretty cold and windy outside today. The ship had just a little roll. Overall the ship movement is very tolerable. Its just enough to rock you to sleep at night, sue comments.

The naturalist covered a great deal on oceanography today. Tsunamis and Hurricane Mapping the ocean floors, and tides.

I learned why the tides are so large in Alaska. Apparently there are more SAT points where very little tide changes (in Hawaii) and those areas with far away from the SAT points like the Bay of Fundy (41 feet) of difference and Alaska (28 feet of difference). Hawaii has as little as 2 feet difference because they are new the SAT points. SAT points are the places on the earth where the waves begin.

He also talked about the company that he owned and sold that mapped ports and designed "wave breaks" for the marinas. They did the work involving diving to meet the Edison Power Company in Southern California. His company was often called to scuba through the inlets of the power plants to check for damages ... which required them to swim for 1/4 mile . There were often fish that got in. They would scoop them out and return the unharmed back to the ocean. One time they call was different. A small sea lion had made its way up the inlet. He was having a great time as the fish were stuck in the tank. He called the UCLA ocean team and they pulled the sea lion out. They transferred him to Doheney beach down by San Clemente Beach, about 35 miles a way. The release worked except that in 2 weeks he was back to the power tank with 3 girl friends.
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The lunch set up that was on deck was a stir fry Mongolian thing. People could pick their ingredients and it was cooked with Asian oils in a couple of woks one veggie only and the other with meat. Also away from the station was a place to get Thai green soup, seafood stew, sushis, beef and greens and four pre made stir fries. They replaced at different times, different dishes in replenishing the tables set out by the covered pool area. The RCMP wife felt that she was cheated and pleaded for a cut backwards in the line to pick up the duck instead of the chicken... I let her cut. I said they had heard there were Albertans in line, so they changed it right after in her honor. We had a laugh and she cut back in front of me.

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They introduced a new song at ukulele lessons today and a new chord. I think that most of the people in  the class now have learned another lesson with cords so..... with practice it should all work out.

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Sue wasn't out of bed today. She is not too concerned about pain pills arthritis but the inclement weather sure aggravates it. She thinks that she will be able to dress for the 3rd formal night tomorrow.

We got fruit delivered to us again this afternoon. They call first on the phones to make sure you are there to receive it.
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The probowl ws shown on the big screen outside. It was really too cold for comfortable viewing. It was pretty dramatic to see the players on the screen 4-5 times bigger than they actually are.

Only about 35 passengers watched from the outside. It was also shown below in the pub which I am sure had many more. There was a fairly decent group watching in the Princess Theater.
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Dinner: Chef's Honor:
Pat's
Appetizer: goat cheese souffle and shrimp coctail
gnocchi, (potato pasta with red sauce)
Entree: 3 meats... chicken kabobs, veal in a roll, and a lamp chop with mashed potatoes
Desert: 3 Chocolates, a small triangle of cake, a scoop of chocolate pudding, and a tiny chocolate brownie
A scoop of amaretto ice cream

Sue: Hamburger with fries
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 We watched "We bought a Zoo" on the in room TV
Moongold Kingdom was playing on the outdoor theater
I watched an illusionist perform in the small stage above the dinning room