Swell moment

Swell moment, 4pm, 7^th July

We’re waiting for the pilot to take the Utrillo into Port Phillip Bay and onto Swanston Dock. Things are pitching around a bit. Hopefully we’ll move soon—though not until 5 o’clock. Our first day and half at sea has been more tranquil than this. The coastline and islands around Wilson’s Promontory were spectacular—well worth seeing from a Bass Strait vantage point.

Our fellow passengers, Dimitri and Judith (see picture), who are due to disembark in Melbourne, are frustrated with this turn of events. They might miss their connecting train. We are settling into the rhythm of sea-life, which is a matter adjusting to the go-slow pace of everything, of watching the clock take forever to reach the new hour.