Reflections: whale sighting

This reflection holds the quiet beauty of passing through the Orkneys, a funny misunderstanding with the captain about ships and sheep, and the joy of spotting a whale under misty orange skies. It also weaves in the challenge of adjusting to the ship’s rolling, Nigel’s seasickness stories, and a memory of comforting Dee as a child. The day ends in a kind of peaceful silence, shared with the officers, each absorbed in their own rhythm while the sea carries them on.