Aug. 23 - Guernsey - or what should have been Guernsey!!! We rocked and rolled last night
in the English Channel and the Captain announced it was too dangerous to to tender into
Guernsey. So port #1 kaput. Since this cruise has Normandy as our final port, I had to
wonder if the storm from last night was what our brave fighting soldiers experienced when
heading to Normandy many a long year ago?
The Captain did warn us we were heading into a storm. Well around 2 a.m. I awoke and turned
on the TV to see that we only had 4 ft. waves but 48 knot winds!! Guess I slept through the
better part of the storm since this morning the Captain said "at times we had 53 knot
winds!! According to my trusty rusty engineer, that is about 60 mph. Then I heard Carlos
get up around 3 a.m. I mentioned he should turn on the light since I was awake and we were
in new surroundings. As usual, he did not listen and crash, down he went. He has a nice
knot on his forehead after he and the sliding glass door collided. The door won. He is a
little wobbly today and he thinks, for the first time in his life, he has motion sickness.
If it keeps up, he will be in sick bay tonight instead of a formal dinner.

Herb continues to feel awful. I saw Vicky this a.m. doing laundry. She said Herb was on
the flat of his back, unable to move. Right now, that may be the best place for him - complete bedrest to allow the back to heal.
Just went on deck for photo. Winds right now are 34 knots and seas running at 5 - 7 feet. Air pressure dropping, so more bad weather in store for us.

Tonight is formal night. Not sure if we will make it. Will play it by ear. Tomorrow we are
scheduled to dock in Cobh, the port in Ireland for Cork. No reason to miss this since we are docking, not tendering.

For the first time in a long time I had the feeling of the ship being crowded. Usually so much is going on that you don't run into a lot of people. No so today. Areas are full, people milling about etc. The crew has done a good job of rescheduling activities throughout the day. Carlos wants to attend the Merengue lessons at 12:15, so he is probably feeling better!!!