An Overnight in Nawiliwili

Well after 5 days of rough sea we have finally made it to Hawaii. Well almost. During the first day the seas were pretty rough, and unfortunately a passenger fell and hurt himself severely. After turning around for 5 hours so a helicopter could land on the ship and pick him up we resumed our course. This affected our arrival in Maui, so much that we have skipped that port all together. We now are headed to Nawiliwili, Kauai. We do get to stay overnight as we arrive at 5pm. This means I can go off at night for the first time in 5 months.

On this journey to Australia there are a lot of time changes. We have enjoyed the constant hour set backs coming to Hawaii. There are a total of 6 set backs, 1 date change forward, and 2 set forwards. That’s a lot of clock changing in 40 days.

After over 150 days on board already and 36 to go, I have to say I am excited to get off. A nice little vacation in Sydney awaits me, and it should be a real good time. I will get to be home for the holidays, which is also a plus.

Once we leave Hawaii in 4 days we will sail to Pago Pago, crossing the Equator in the process. I wonder if there is a big line in the middle of the ocean, just kidding. It’s is quite the celebration on the ship I am told. From there we hit a few other islands in the South Pacific until we reach New Zealand. It’s a very exciting itinerary; I just hope I get to see as much as I can.

The seas have calmed down as we move closer to Hawaii, and the weather is much warmer than Alaska, of course. The ship however cannot keep up with the heat outside, and much of the crew areas are now saunas. But it’s not all bad. Soon I will disembark and chill out on the beach in Kauai.