17th November: Things

Seven weeks is a long time at sea. However, I feel like it’s gone really very quickly! It’s amazing to think that we’ve got less than a couple of weeks left on our expedition. I asked a number of the science team about what they miss, and what they’re really pleased to have brought with them. There are some interesting answers [with my edits]… there seems to be some confusion over temperature control…

What did you bring that you haven’t used?

Seasickness pills – Marcus

Smart shoes – Kate

A bikini – Melanie

Rain trousers – Torben

[along a common theme…] Umbrella – Allison

A hairdryer – Vanessa

Ginger chews [not shoes] – Laura

Tattoo transfers – Michelle

“too many warm jumpers” [see below] – Veerle

Shorts – Lucy

Tea – Steph

Shampoo and books – Maricel

Movies – Hong Chin

Leather shoes – Paul [with you on that one, Paul]

[Jesse has used everything that she brought!]

 

What do you wish that you’d brought?

Flip flops – Marcus

More Berocca – Kate

A bath – Melanie

A paddling pool and a sunbed – Torben

Peanut butter  – Allison

An updated version of iTunes – Vanessa

Rhian – Laura

A giant Toblerone – Michelle

Nail varnish – Veerle

A rugby ball – Jesse

Another woolly sweater [talk to Veerle about that one…] – Lucy

More snacks – Maricel

Headphones and raingear [talk to Torben]- Kais

A little microphone and a double bed – Paul

A hammock – Steph

Slippers and hot sauce- Shannon

More socks – Hong Chin

 

What are you SO glad that you did bring?

A boiler suit – Marcus

A book of the unabridged Monty Python scripts – Kate

Flip flops – Torben [who, as it turns out, brought two pairs and should possibly should talk to Marcus]

A jumper [again, should probably talk with Lucy about that one] – Melanie

A yoga mat – Allison

A water bottle – Vanessa

An [awesome] coffee machine – Laura

A woolly hat – Michelle

A mug [it’s already seen a lot of tea, that mug…] – Veerle

A camera and warm clothes – Jesse

A thermal mug for tea – Lucy

A Kindle – Steph

A Tablet and a passport – Kais

200 glow bracelets and water pistols- Shannon

And Maricel was just pleased that Torben had brought his speakers…

 

Blog Composed by: Kate Hendry

 

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