Marcie,

The Bass Strait storm was something else! I remember our refrigerator flying across the cabin (penthouse suite), the desk chair falling over and the grand piano in one of the lounges flipping over. Several hours after the captain changed direction and headed to Sydney instead of Melbourne the weather cleared and we got that extra wonderful day in Sydney. The certificate that we got did contain some incorrect information that I tried getting fixed at the time but nobody seemed to care. 96 knots is actually 110 mph (not 150) and 20 meters is actually 66 feet.

I understand that Dr. Lloyd Tinkle (who will be celebrating his 100th birthday next month on the world cruise) fell at lunch during the storm yesterday and required 6 stitches. I am told that he is back on his feet and doing fine.