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At Sea to Hobart, Australia

Thursday - February 21, 2008 - Melbourne to Hobart - At Sea

The first Great Sea story:
In the first great sea story of all time, Homer told of Odysseus and his ultimately triumphant struggle against the perils of Poseidon. How he resisted the charms of Circe, survived the seductions of the Sirens, escaped the horrors of the sea-monster Scylla, and the deadly whirlpool Charybdis. And after seven long years, he even managed to escape the enslaving love of the sea-nymph Calypso who had offered him youth and immortality. Tall tales, metaphor, or history???

We slept in late, about 9:30AM, had breakfast and did a little reading that morning. We had a late lunch and just sat around. Went to a show in the afternoon and then to dinner. The day was a little chilly and windy. We past several islands, but couldn’t find out their names, nor could we really see them all that well because of the weather. We did a little gambling and went to bed early again.