Hello from the middle of the sea. As I've received a few emails from people telling me that the porthole picture made them feel seasick, I've included a new vicarious experience. Take a look at the photo on the left. Does the horizon look a little... close? A little bumpy, maybe? That's because it is not, strictly speaking, the horizon. It's the top of a wave! We're in heavy seas at the moment, with a rather large swell...
Another story: WhenI was offered this position, I asked 'which ship?'. I was informed 'The Rainbow Warrior of course', and was told what it was like to be out on deck, at night, with the wind in the sails.
The night before last, I was out on deck. The engines were off, the sails were up, and the GPS told us we were moving along at 9 knots, with a 25 knot wind pushing us along. I got the minidisc out and recorded the sound of the wind in the sails, the whistle through the cables...And here it is »
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Whoever recorded the wind in sail, thank you! I really love it! (but it must be so different to have the wind in hair, in eyes and arms when you listened to what I am listening and trying to feel now...
Posted by: audrey at June 22, 2004 04:30 AM
Living vicariously here!
Sounds wonderful despite the lurching.
More power to your collective elbows however bruised they might be.
