The Pacific was stretching all around me as far as the eye could see, and the waves were rocking our boat forcefully, a sort of constant reminder of its untold power.
Der Pazifik war überall um mich herum, so weit das Auge reichte, und die Wellen schaukelten  kräftig unser Boot, wie um uns daran zu erinnern, wie mächtig das Meer sein kann.