The knitting craze takes hold - Logan, one of the ship's logistics coordinators hard at work. (C) Greenpeace / Grace
It's already been established that we work long hard hours (see earlier entry) on the Rainbow Warrior. But what happens when we're taking a break, or at night, after dinner? We've got a DVD player in the mess room, and a large collection of movies. That keeps some of the Rainbow Warrior monkeys occupied. Other people retire to their bunks, to wind down with a book or their headphones. Others head up to the bridge, where there's usually some good music on, and watch the ocean slide by in the moonlight. During the daytime, the camera people go 'duck hunting' - photographing albatrosses. Francisco, the second mate, heads to the hold to lift weights, while other people check email, write diaries, and so on. Tonight there was a load of post-dinner guitar strumming and singing of half-learned lyrics.
But now, a craze has reached epidemic proportions on the Rainbow Warrior: knitting. Somehow, wool was smuggled on board in Auckland, without anyone noticing. Now, every day, we're treated to the feverish clatter of knitting needles, producing strange new garments at an alarming rate. We were barely out to sea before our videographer, Wooly (Dave Woolford) could be seen sporting a trendy woolen beanie, created by Carmen, our campaigner. This, we could handle. We could still sleep at night, sure that the knitting situation had been contained. But now, logistics and techie guru Logie has been spotted twirling knitting needles in his spare time. The horror, the horror...
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Hi there,
Ive been following your pages since visiting when the Raibow Warrior was in Melbourne (where I live at present) a month ago. Keep up the good work !
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How wonderful that as a crew you are a close-knit community by keeping each other in stitches. I won't needle you any more since you get the point. Glad to hear you have the crook in hand. Be careful and don't pull the wool over your eyes. Best to put a cap on this. Perhaps you could hold a sail sale.
Posted by: Wesley at June 7, 2004 08:45 AM
It's 1.20 am Brisbane time - can't sleep - maybe should take up the knitting jag. If you see a Great White, please say hello from me - they are my most favourite denizen of the deep. Make haste Rainbow Warriors to save the seas.
