Okay the main part of the storm was three hundred miles away and yet the seas were really rough. Swells were occasionally coming over the bow where I sit each day and my cabin was rocking and rolling.  

I kept thinking how glad I was not to be in a real storm if this was just the edge. I actually have a fear of storms on water so this played into it. I remember seeing “The Perfect Storm ” and having nightmares for weeks of those huge waves consuming George Clooney s valiant little fishing boat.    

The Ukrainian first mate told me the story of being caught in a typhoon off the coast of china once and how the boat was tipping so much that they lost almost all the containers on the top of the stack. It seemed unbelievable that a ship of this size could be so affected but we all know Mother Nature is crazy sometimes. I’m grateful that I missed all that.   Good news is we are now headed toward the western Caribbean and smooth water and that the southern pacific this time of year is quite calm !