Date: 2/27/2024 Day 53 Sea Day: CRUISING THE TASMAN SEA
The Tasman Sea is a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean, situated between Australia and New Zealand. It measures about 2,000 km (1,200 mi) across and about 2,800 km (1,700 mi) from north to south. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, who in 1642 was the first known person to cross it. British explorer Lieutenant James Cook later extensively navigated the Tasman Sea in the 1770s during his three voyages of exploration.
The Tasman Sea is informally referred to in both Australian and New Zealand English as the Ditch; for example, "crossing the Ditch" means travelling to Australia from New Zealand, or vice versa. The diminutive term "the Ditch" used for the Tasman Sea is comparable to referring to the North Atlantic Ocean as "the Pond".
Daily Notes: As I write this it is 6:45 AM ship's time crossing the the Tasman Sea on our way to Sydney Australia. So far this morning the seas are calm unlike other times we were here on other cruises. We all agree New Zealand would be an easy place to live. At every stop everyone we met were welcoming and friendly. We just wanted more time in each place and all 5 days we had beautiful weather.
Afternoon Update: Tasman Sea is starting to show it's stuff. Seas have grown to 2.2 meters (6.6 ft) with a strong breeze 11.1 m/s from a gentle breeze this morning of 4.7 m/s. It's too windy on the upper deck and there is just a few brave folks on the pool deck. Cathy is down after trying to do some water color painting. I hope she is better by dinner time.
I have a ton of pictures and video to go through taken the last 5 days in New Zealand. I have two full sea days to spend doing this. PLEASE CHECK BACK to my previous posts for New Zealand over the next two days for those updates.
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