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Our “Ghostbuster” evening:
The captain announced “rough seas & wind ahead”
Ben,
our cabin steward” came in to tie down our balcony furniture.
Joe helped because the double steel doors were too much for one person
pushing against the wind.
We are in the bow heading right into it.
As they opened the door, the wind swooped in and the ceiling tiles
started jumping around (Ghostbusters!).
Several were displaced but
Joe fixed them. The wind speed is 28.5 meters/sec which I converted to 63 mph
(confirmed later on Internet – 63.75 mph)
The navigation channel reports “STRONG GALE” or “WHOLE
GALE”
The wind howled
all night. Waves crashing against the hull sounded like cannon fire.
Waves splashed up to our balcony railing and we are on deck 10!
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I
wish I had video of our bouncing tiles |
Steel
panels can be attached to protect the windows
in even worse weather conditions
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Fortunately, the wind and sea were calmer by
morning for our first view of Iceland |
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After
last night a "moderate" gale seems calm |
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23 hours of daylight in this part of the world
at this time of year
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Sailing
into the harbor of Akureyri, Iceland |
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