Sunday - We had two couples at our table for dinner (and two empty chairs). They are both sailing from San Francisco to Sydney, so will leave us after a few weeks. Two are from S. Carolina and the other two are from New Zealand. They seem to be nice folks and fairly well traveled.
After dinner, it was time to sail, so we went to the bowles court high up in front to watch the sailing through the Golden Gate. A truly iconic way to start a trip around the world for us. We watched for awhile and then the ship started to bounce and roll in the seas as the captain had predicted (a low pressure system will affect our travel for a few days). We had pre-medicated and seem to be doing ok.
After a few pictures of the bridge we went to find a spot for a daily photo - we'll see how it works. We then watched a bit of ballroom dancing and checked out a couple of music venues before cahuhlling it a night.
The ship is lulling me to sleep with her rolling in the seas. Hope to sleep well. So far, a good start.
Monday - today has been rocking and rolling all day - not really choppy but big swells. We spent the day getting oriented with the ship, went to a couple of programs about Hawaii and to our Cruise Critic gathering to put names and faces together. Pretty casual gathering but that was just fine. Have met several folks from New Zealand. Flying to San Francisco and sailing back is apparently a popular thing. I think there will be a lot of people joining in Sydney. Kind of too bad - I really enjoy the Kiwis, and Aussies, too.
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