Heading out to sea, and into the weather (C) Greenpeace / Walsh
The stars are out, and the moon is lighting the sea. We're heading north-west, up past the Poor Knights Islands on our way to Matauri Bay. When we arrive there tomorrow, we're having a memorial ceremony at the final resting place of the Rainbow Warrior I.
Tonight, there's only a slight swell, but some of us landlubbers are having trouble getting our sea legs. After dinner, many retire to their cabins. Later on, up in the darkened wheelhouse, Franz, the captain, and Emma, an Australian deckhand, are poring over charts. The bridge is glowing with the light from the radar console. Johnny Cash is on the stereo. Perfect.
