Experiencing the Waves of the World
In 1972, I was on a cruise ship (though I use the word "ship" a little
loosely here by some standards), which was heading north from Singapore,
taking my parents and myself to Hong Kong. Little did we know that Typhoon
Sally was heading from east to west across the South China Sea at the time.
When the captain became aware of Sally, he tried to head into the eye of
the Typhoon! When it became obvious, about two thirds of the way in, that
she was too strong for this to be safe, he turned the ship about and headed
back out the way we had come in. It took several days to go around Sally
instead of through her.
What a fun time! I remember holding on to a rail in a hallway and watching
the room ahead of me, as the furniture wandered over to the side of the
ship which was lower. Then, the ship would roll back towards the other
side, and the furniture would wander back the other way.
In 1972, I was on a cruise ship (though I use the word "ship" a little
loosely here by some standards), which was heading north from Singapore,
taking my parents and myself to Hong Kong. Little did we know that Typhoon
Sally was heading from east to west across the South China Sea at the time.
When the captain became aware of Sally, he tried to head into the eye of
the Typhoon! When it became obvious, about two thirds of the way in, that
she was too strong for this to be safe, he turned the ship about and headed
back out the way we had come in. It took several days to go around Sally
instead of through her.
