Day 46 (Feb 16) At Sea, Having Crossed the International Date Line. But when?

So we've been at sea for about a week sailing from Honolulu to Guam. You would have thought I would have caught up with this blog. But no, I've been side-tracked with ideas and quandaries that troubled this aging tech brain. One of these was how we managed to enjoy Valentine's Day after all, though it was going to be lost crossing the International Date Line, according to the published itinerary. I had understood that this was because the Zuiderman's captain had declared a shift in ship's calendar, and that we indeed had actually crossed from February 13 to 15. Trying to understand that, I concocted the appended story. But then I was informed that we actually had crossed the line on Feb 11 to 13. Huh? I'm confused and no one but I really care. Nor might you. But now that I've got that itch scratched, I plan to rapidly update many of the days missing days from this blog.

Anyway here's the story:





Comments

  1. HarryFebruary 16, 2024 at 7:59 AM

    A delightful read! All it's missing is some sort of pun about "dating" and the date line.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2024 at 2:08 PM

    Wonderful! Who knew that Valentine's Day could get lost? Temporarily.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2024 at 8:32 PM

    Exceptionally confusing. Hope you are reaching a land mass soon.

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  4. Judy CloeFebruary 19, 2024 at 4:49 AM

    Loved your fictional story. Obviously, you have missed your "calling".

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  5. AnonymousMarch 7, 2024 at 6:00 PM

    Wonderful Valentines Day blog story! Fun too.
    Sail on, Andrea Baumann

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