Last night the Captain warned us that we would have to start paying back for all the fine weather…..he wasn’t wrong.

With a swell of 5.5 metres and 55 knots of wind the seas were soon whipped up and we started to rock and roll.

During the night there were a lot of crashes and bangs, this morning all outside decks are closed, as are the top restaurant and observation lounge. Apparently there’s a lot of broken glass.

Penny, a fellow Tasmanian presented a lecture about Macquarie Island, which we hope to visit tomorrow morning. She danced around the stage trying to keep her footing, but at one point she disappeared into the wings as the audience held on.

The Captain is aiming for a bubble of good weather between 2 storms, but our landing depends upon the amount of swell. We have a bio security inspection this afternoon just in case we can make it.