Crossing the Atlantic
We left Ft. Lauderdale on Holland America's Zuiderdam around 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 11 on our 28 day Transatlantic and Baltic cruise. We'll be spending 7 days crossing the Atlantic Ocean to our first stop in Praia di Vitoria Terceira in the Azores. As I write this we are on day four of the crossing and are easing into the relaxed rhythms of sea days. We spend the day relaxing, exercising, learning to play bridge, reading on our verandah, enjoying the good food and cocktails, going to shows and going to the casino. I've been going to a tai chi class in the morning but missed it today as we've started a 3 day process of losing an hour each day so we'll be in the correct time zone once we get to Europe. Essentially we will have three 23 hour days in a row! It's making getting up in the morning a bit more challenging! So far the crossing has been pretty smooth. Today we had 6-8 feet swells but that's the worst we're going to have according to the capta...