Second Hand e-Motion

The calm, sedate rolling currents of the north-east Pacific Ocean have changed. The boat pitches and rolls more as waves coming from the southeast now meet those coming from the southwest, and occasionally the ship shudders when they impact. Doing my yoga ‘tree pose’ is next to impossible and we feel like we’ve had one to many gins as we walk about the corridors. The “comfort bags” (euphemism for ‘sick bags’) have quietly been placed by the elevators and there seems to be less people about. The intensity of movement is even more evident in bed, when the boat making its way through the sea adjusts to the conflicting motions, and we feel cradled and rocked side to side as well as front to back. Thank goodness we are both good on the water and see this new adjustment to – what – land proximity? as lovely and affirming. It was too flat before – now we really feel we are on an ocean voyage!