On the road again

We continue our trip with some swells but much smoother seas than this morning. The clouds have lifted as well and it seems that the weather will be better over the next days. We already have 5400 m of water underneath. We saw a trawler in the plotter, travelling east 22 nm from our position. And nobody else, just as good that we have everything we need. There are a few people a tad seasick but otherwise everything is going very well. I have gone for a walk and the ship looks fantastic after revamping a few details here and there. We also got new chairs, very nice and comfortable. Which reminds me I have to get the chair out of my cabin before it starts bumping on the bunk and getting on my nerves.

Yesterday I forgot to mention Teo. I hope his family did not worry. Very unfair, considering the time he spent hunched over my computer to fix my internet connection. He even gave me a cable. The problem is, this year there are lots of duplicated names, even in triplicate. Since this Teo is the IT guy I will refer to him as e-Teo, to distinguish him from Teo biologist. And I have finally seen Paco, so now I can confirm he is on board.

Our gear ready for action

Someone I know answered once when asked how many people worked in his company: “about 50%”, and here it has been very much the same until now. There is no break in the bridge, or the kitchen, the deckhands have been busy with the gear and Teo doing his daily checks. We, the biologists have had our usual informative meeting today and we will start getting everything ready tomorrow, setting up the weights and distributing the material in the lab.

Tonight we will set the time one hour back and we will have the same time as in Ireland, but Fergus can enjoy this only for one day because before we make it to the Grand Bank we will do it again - twice.

The view this afternoon

There are more news: there is a plant on board! It is a very homely touch, just as the jamón we started today. But something does not quite match. Manuel told us there are 10 jamones. The ship will be away for a hundred days. We used to start one jamón per week. Ten jamones are very few, we need some more!

 

The plant on board