I love sea days. There is nothing to do but eat, sleep, relax, and enjoy the entertainment options available on the ship. But sea days have downsides too. Since we’re stuck on the ship, we naturally get less exercise than if we were wandering around lost in port. Since I’ve been gaining some weight recently, I’ve made it a goal of mine to ascend more than 100 floors (according to the FitBit) during one of the sea days. A quick sanity check of this plan revealed that I get tired after about 25 floors, so I’m not so sure that I will succeed.

The captain is warning us of “more than average weather conditions” due to a low pressure front unrelated to Hurricane Sandy. Valerie says she will probably spend the next two days sleeping to avoid seasickness.