Day 3 - Tuesday January 20, 2026 - Somewhere between Barcelona and Corsica

By Ellen Outten


Barf bags hanging around the ship

Not much to talk about today.  We didn’t sleep much due to the rocking and rolling of the ship from about 6 pm through right now.  It has calmed down some but we’re still all walking around the ship like we’re drunk.  Lusting from side to side.  I never felt seasick.  Wayne says it’s because we headed into the wind and waves rather than them coming at us from port or starboard.  We did have 16 foot waves and swells and some of the nooses as the waves hit the ship were really loud.  

Tomorrow we make port at Ajaccio Corsica and I have a four hour excursion around the island.  I’m looking forward to getting off the ship for awhile.  

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