BERMUDA DAY!
1625hrs
Well I havn't really know what to write in here, hence the pause since my last entry on Day 3.
Good News: I'm over my seasickness, which is awesome. But the days are so similar it seems a bizarre idea to record their passing. I'm not as scared as I thought I would be. I think instead I'm shocked by the sheer monotiny of such a journey. Thankfully I have a great roomate nele from Kiel. She's on the same watches as me 1200-1600 and 0000-0400. I think together we're managing to stay sane
Others I believe are beginning to fray around the edges. The food is of course still delicious, but some still manage to complain. A strange complaint as I can imagine they would be less than pleased if I passed them a cuppa soup or tine of new potatoes and baby carrots. However I've let that skim over me as I dont think I can get sick of ever changing meals with fresh veg. I had sausages and sauerkraut for lunch, thatll make mom laugh Im sure as the frankfurters were boiled. The sauerkraut was so sour (pardon the pun) as it had literally been heated up straight out of the jar!
There have been whale sighting, way more flying fish, portugese man of wars and sadly our resident swallow died. The weather has been mixed, we've hit 10 knots on a couple of days. But generally we sit at around 6 knots. We're 1700 miles away from Bermuda. So 10/11 days still lie infront of us.
I'm concerned for some members of the crew, they seem to be coping with the voyage worse than others. Some no longer talk to anyone, and miss watch completely. Some when they are on deck gaze endlessly at the horizon as if hoping Bermuda will appear by magic. Others hate watch and have stopped talking. A few have begun to improve, although one of the youngest trainees has an issue with me knowing a little be more about sailing than she does. However at a young age, didnt we all think we knew everything?
I've been reading 1984 on my phone, a brilliant book which I wish I'd started before! Definately a novel to get you thinking! I've found that now we're a week in, I have to find stuff to keep myself busy. Writing here everyday I think would become tiresome to teh reader as day to day nothing really changes here onboard Tecla:
I wake up at 1000, I'm on watch at 1200. I have lunch, tead at 1500, off watch at 1600. Prepare vegetable for dinner, eat at 1800. Read, write or sleep until 0000. Watch at midnight, snack at 0230, off at 0400 and then the whole process begins again.
It is wonderful to be able to shower every other day as it helps you identify just what day you're on. I did laundry today because of all the salt some of my trousers were beginning to stand up by themselves. Its getting cloudy now, so I doubt they'll dry before tonight. Damp cloths: delicious!
Nele and I are gradually attempting a few Dutch words. These range fromm How are you: Hoe gaat het? to you're welcome which I dont honestly know how to spell but it sounds like Ahshehbleeft... i think...
The Blind Date game has begun! I have a 'date' with Belle Poule #17 and Nele with Etoile #6. Other will get theirs over the next few days and then we will all meet at a party on Bermuda.
I'm looking forward to change now. A different course, different weather, some wildlife? 10 days seems like a very long time. But hey its a once in a lifetime experience so I'm treasuring all of it!
Ciao for now!
There have been whale sighting, way more flying fish, portugese man of wars and sadly our resident swallow died. The weather has been mixed, we've hit 10 knots on a couple of days. But generally we sit at around 6 knots. We're 1700 miles away from Bermuda. So 10/11 days still lie infront of us.
I'm concerned for some members of the crew, they seem to be coping with the voyage worse than others. Some no longer talk to anyone, and miss watch completely. Some when they are on deck gaze endlessly at the horizon as if hoping Bermuda will appear by magic. Others hate watch and have stopped talking. A few have begun to improve, although one of the youngest trainees has an issue with me knowing a little be more about sailing than she does. However at a young age, didnt we all think we knew everything?
I've been reading 1984 on my phone, a brilliant book which I wish I'd started before! Definately a novel to get you thinking! I've found that now we're a week in, I have to find stuff to keep myself busy. Writing here everyday I think would become tiresome to teh reader as day to day nothing really changes here onboard Tecla:
I wake up at 1000, I'm on watch at 1200. I have lunch, tead at 1500, off watch at 1600. Prepare vegetable for dinner, eat at 1800. Read, write or sleep until 0000. Watch at midnight, snack at 0230, off at 0400 and then the whole process begins again.
It is wonderful to be able to shower every other day as it helps you identify just what day you're on. I did laundry today because of all the salt some of my trousers were beginning to stand up by themselves. Its getting cloudy now, so I doubt they'll dry before tonight. Damp cloths: delicious!
Nele and I are gradually attempting a few Dutch words. These range fromm How are you: Hoe gaat het? to you're welcome which I dont honestly know how to spell but it sounds like Ahshehbleeft... i think...
The Blind Date game has begun! I have a 'date' with Belle Poule #17 and Nele with Etoile #6. Other will get theirs over the next few days and then we will all meet at a party on Bermuda.
I'm looking forward to change now. A different course, different weather, some wildlife? 10 days seems like a very long time. But hey its a once in a lifetime experience so I'm treasuring all of it!
Ciao for now!
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