Regal
Princess/At Sea on
the Atlantic Ocean
Friday, October 18, 2024
Sun, 82F
Another day at sea, so not too much to say. TK’s photos will tell some of the story. It really was a beautiful day in the Sanctuary. Darn good thing I brought so many books--sitting still is not my passion and at least they keep me occupied.
We did decide that the birds we are seeing may be albatrosses, as Friend Chris mentioned. Such an interesting bird, but my quick research does not seem to show that they exist in the North Atlantic, which is where we are. Tomorrow I will check with the crew. Today we both saw one dive into the sea right off our balcony to catch a fish. Still no other sea creatures and no more ships.
The Third Officer announced today that we are 2325 miles from Funchal, Madeira, and we only have 722 miles to go to Antigua. He also said, for my engineer sons, that this ship has 4 diesel generators/4 stroke engines. Two do 16,800 kw, and two do 14,000 kw, whatever that means. The maximum speed of this ship is 21.9 knots or 25.2 miles per hour. A quick Google search reported that an aircraft carrier can go between 34 and 40 miles per hour--I don't think we could outrun an aircraft carrier.
Finally, we went to a movie under the stars tonight, Argylle. The popcorn was very good.
Boy, those seagulls must be tired, but they probably soar with the wind currents. I say the mystery dish is English muffins.
Maybe albatrosses instead of seagulls? Albatrosses are known for flying great distances without landing and without a lot of wing flapping needed, riding the air currents. If those are English muffins, they look burnt. Someone’s shot at cinnamon rolls? Lol
Well the site would not let me publish my response for the food yesterday. So for today i tried the scratch and sniff and I got nothing.
A Spanish biscuit infused with whipped honey butter and painted with a tomatoes puree.
ACTUAL ANSWER: "CLASSIC FRENCH TOAST"
Can you believe that??? That is about as different from French toast as I have ever seen