Storm Floris is not just a UK issue. Captain Kim Tanner announced that the call to Helsingor would not be possible. Going ashore was planned to be by tender and this operation would not be possible in the wind and choppy sea caused by Floris. Diva totally agreed with this decision on health and safety grounds but was disappointed that she would not get to recite the lines from Hamlet which she has been memorising for the occasion. 'yet once methought it lifted up its head ......'.
She was less pleased with the Captain's behaviour on leaving Warnemunde in what he persistently referred to as 'sausage land'. He played 'Rule Britannia' very loudly as the Spirit of Discovery was waved off by (presumably) friendly local people. OK in UK but very jingoistic for our European friends. TSH and Diva were mortified.
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