No meteor shower

12th Aug night, meteor showers were supposed to be seen according to what I read earlier. With great anticipation, we went to the deck at 12 midnight despite our tired bodies and sleepy eyes. We waited for quite a while but it didn't happen. In fact, much of which I imagined did not happen. We did not laze at the deck to enjoy the sea breeze while watching the meteor shower because the deckchairs were too wet. The sea was rather calm that night compared to the previous night where the strong northern wind almost blew us away. And the star of that night's show did not appear.

Our only consolation was my mom's witnessing of a shooting star. None of us saw it as we were backfacing the sky where it happened. She was so elated and she made a wish - a lousy wish that the ship would not rock so much, so that she could have a good night's sleep. Well, her wish really came true.