A Whole Lotta Cold Water and Not Much Else

It is Sunday Noon local time here as I write this, although there is nothing around beside the ship to care about clocks and the concerns of humans. We are somewhere in the Tasman Sea between Sydney and New Zealand with no land anywhere in between (as far as I know). Those of you reading this, if you can get at Google Earth, let us know by leaving a comment if we are wrong and there is a rock out here somewhere. Connie has a cold today and has taken to bed without me. I am on the balcony enjoying the gentle susurrations of the wind and waves as we wend our way. There are small birds out here working the waters for whatever they may wrest from the sea. It is very tranquil and restful.