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September 21, 2005
Seasick, Sunset and Sunrise!
Wednesday 21st September
Today, we will set sail for our next port. We took a day off yesterday so that all had more of a chance to explore the rapidly changing streets of Beirut a bit. Sad to go, its been a great city to visit. One of the objectives of our visit here was to move the urgent issue of climate change further up the agenda and on our last day here I think that there has been a noticeable increase in coverage of the issue on the radio and in newspapers and we have managed to hook up with some other groups who want to work together to move the fight to save the climate forward.
This morning as we waited for the immigration something highly unusual occurred. I don't mean to alarm, anyone, but there were reports of a crew member ironing his shirts on board. Kina was so shocked that she made sure that it was preserved forever on videotape. Uwe- is the heat getting to you?
Given that I am new to sailing, I have spent the majority of the day focussing on not feeling seasick. A complicated task when other crew members have not stashed some of the most smelly cheese imaginable in the fridge and then insist on exchanging smelly cheese anecdotes (YES, there are such things. If you have any you with us please dont contact us!!)
Seasickness aside, I have also been in the lucky position of working on the 4-8 watches, which means I get to view the sunrise and sunset. I saw the sunset last night over Lebanese mountains and tomorrow I will see the sunrise in Lebanon. Perfect.
Donna Mattfield
Posted by Hussein at September 21, 2005 4:30 PM