As usual, we drove down last night, stopped in a Travelodge and had breakfast at Dunelm. The only change to normal was that we had to go looking for a pair of black shoes for Peter, who'd forgotten that he might need some for formal night.
We had no worries, but the weather did look a little ominous before we got to the ship. Storm Darragh was pushing it's way into the headlines, with the Met Office sending out increasingly severe warnings. As we boarded, we knew it was going to cause problems, with Peter and I taking bets with each other as to how the captain was going to handle it.
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| Portsmouth |
We were due to sail at 5pm, but as expected, the Captain announced that the weather forecast was a bit more than dodgy. It wasn't safe to set out into the English Channel and we couldn't stay in our berth at Portsmouth because it was booked for another ship which would also needed to stay somewhere safe. So we set off for Southampton which is where we are to spend the night. No one could get off the ship though, since the Southampton port authorities didn't have time to set up security etc. (a shame for the crew.)
Still, it's nice and quiet- and we can sit here in the calm until Darragh blows over.
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