5 March 2007
It's not fair...
Posted by Sara, on the Esperanza
Force 10 in the Tasman
© Greenpeace/Beltra
Well, that's the general consensus on board the Esperanza, as we battle through yet another storm. We thought we had seen off the worst of the Southern Ocean, or as Frank said "the Southern Ocean had taken its last bite out of us" when the sheer power of the waves blew one of our portholes to pieces, in the middle of the night.
It was the storm before the calm, or at least we thought. Yesterday the morning came bright, sunny and FLAT. Deadlights up, portholes flung wide, fresh air and the long-forgotten smell of Earth greeted us all. We pointed inanely at the land in vests, shorts and sandals making stupid "oooh, land!" comments (well, I was!). It looked like it was going to be a good day, AND it was a Sunday so we didn't even have to work.
But the ocean doesn't let go her grip that easily. By mid-afternoon we had sailed around the tip of New Zealand and were striking out into the Tasman Sea. Within hours we were pitching like the wildest rodeo and the winds were a force 10 - the strongest we had encountered the whole trip. Smell the Earth? We couldn't even see the Earth anymore, and off we went on yet another Bronco show. It's not supposed to be like this. We're supposed to get a smooth ride right into Sydney. Like I said, "it's just not fair!"
- Sara
Comments
Maybe we should get one of these - you're practically on one already right?
Posted by: Adele at March 5, 2007 9:54 AM
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