Water, water everywhere!

I'm here to speak of something that Jerry simply CAN'T -- the color of the sea.  Poor J, he's color-blind.  ;-)

Our first adventure on the high seas was on Cunard's Queen Elizabeth II, which carried us from New York to Southhampton around the first of May.  We didn't miss having our own balcony because the weather was chilly -- we really didn't want to spend time outdoors, anywhere.  As i remember it, the waves weren't high, but generally white-capped, and grey.  Green-grey, blue-grey, prussian-blue....

Four trips into the Caribbean displayed seas ranging in color from turquoise to teal.  Naturally, the depth of the water and the degree of cloud-cover influence how one sees the color of the waves one floats on.

This trip has been unique.  We are significantly further south than we were when we made our crossings on the QE2 and the Queen Mary II.  We're WAY off the courses we sailed when we enjoyed our Low Carb Cruises and the last Caribbean trip we took, from St. Maartens to Panama.  And the water has reflected colors i've never experienced before, on a voyage.

It's been smooth for the most part. On some days, there have been no white-caps at all;  the swells have rolled along, not "rocking the boat" worth mentioning!  A couple of days, there were warnings of high winds on the higher decks, even though the public areas were not at all uncomfortable for lounging.  A day or two, the sky was overcast, and the water became a greyer shade, a prussian-blue rather than the royal blue that has been customary.

Yes, ROYAL blue.  A rich, deep blue with a hint of purple in the ever-varying seascape.  I would never have imagined that the Atlantic Ocean would have been so smooth and calm, so peaceful and relaxing!  I constantly wish i could dabble my feet in the rushing current, as i have done from more low-riding vessels.

We've been aboard for almost seven nights;  all of the other trips we've taken would have been about OVER now.  I'm SO glad we still have about another week on this crossing, and an additional 10 days on the next cruise!  We've mused on the subject of taking a REALLY long sailing trip, and with this one as a model for a more lengthy sail, the answer is obviously YES!!!  Crossing the Atlantic is very pleasant and interesting indeed, but going even further is now added to our bucket list!