CHAPTER VII.


Date: 20 February
Location: S 64° 41.324, W 62° 38.123

Second day at anchorage.  Perfect weather.  Whales and penguin colony.  The boat seems to be cursed.  Today the backup motor for the zodiac failed.  Pending repair, we must row to shore.  Anchorage also suseptable to passing icebergs.  This requires us to man anchor watches thru the night.  About every hour the person on watch must push off passing icebergs.  Nights are very cold.

I introduced the crew to Jamaican rum two nights ago.  They left the cabin in less than ship shape, which earned us all a dressing down from the captain.  Still, how can you sail without rum?

Many interesting characters that I will cover in more eloquent detail when I can get proper email access.