Seven weeks is a long time at sea. However, I feel like it’s gone really very quickly! It’s amazing to think that we’ve got less than a couple of weeks left on our expedition. I asked a number of the science team about what they miss, and what they’re really pleased to have brought with them. There are some interesting answers [with my edits]… there seems to be some confusion over temperature control…
What did you bring that you haven’t used?
Seasickness pills – Marcus
Smart shoes – Kate
A bikini – Melanie
Rain trousers – Torben
[along a common theme…] Umbrella – Allison
A hairdryer – Vanessa
Ginger chews [not shoes] – Laura
Tattoo transfers – Michelle
“too many warm jumpers” [see below] – Veerle
Shorts – Lucy
Tea – Steph
Shampoo and books – Maricel
Movies – Hong Chin
Leather shoes – Paul [with you on that one, Paul]
[Jesse has used everything that she brought!]
What do you wish that you’d brought?
Flip flops – Marcus
More Berocca – Kate
A bath – Melanie
A paddling pool and a sunbed – Torben
Peanut butter – Allison
An updated version of iTunes – Vanessa
Rhian – Laura
A giant Toblerone – Michelle
Nail varnish – Veerle
A rugby ball – Jesse
Another woolly sweater [talk to Veerle about that one…] – Lucy
More snacks – Maricel
Headphones and raingear [talk to Torben]- Kais
A little microphone and a double bed – Paul
A hammock – Steph
Slippers and hot sauce- Shannon
More socks – Hong Chin
What are you SO glad that you did bring?
A boiler suit – Marcus
A book of the unabridged Monty Python scripts – Kate
Flip flops – Torben [who, as it turns out, brought two pairs and should possibly should talk to Marcus]
A jumper [again, should probably talk with Lucy about that one] – Melanie
A yoga mat – Allison
A water bottle – Vanessa
An [awesome] coffee machine – Laura
A woolly hat – Michelle
A mug [it’s already seen a lot of tea, that mug…] – Veerle
A camera and warm clothes – Jesse
A thermal mug for tea – Lucy
A Kindle – Steph
A Tablet and a passport – Kais
200 glow bracelets and water pistols- Shannon
And Maricel was just pleased that Torben had brought his speakers…
Blog Composed by: Kate Hendry
Kate
This is really funny.
7 weeks without landfall. modern communications make you all seem just around the corner until you see the seamap of where James Cook is. No land in sight!Good luck and good science for the rest of the voyage.