During the day, the ship entered the sheltered waters along the coast of British Columbia, and the ship rocked less. We glided along, past Price Rupert, trundling ever northward and toward another time zone. We are now 650 miles from Seattle, where we started.

The 30-foot wave experience makes these 10 foot waves seem like a kiddy pool. No, actually, you can't even walk down the corridor, the boat is pitching so much.

The days grow longer and longer, now with only four hours of darkness.