We sit…We watch….We wait…We celebrate.

Waiting in St. Anthony's

Last night we pored over the weather charts and GRIB files again, looking for favorable weather trends for the next few days, all we saw was continued disorganized volatility.  If it was benign enough for us to leave for Greenland, we’d be hammered down the road.  If we went for an open window down the road we’d be facing 25kts, icebergs and fog at the start, not a healthy combination.

  Someone asked me to report on what we’ve been doing since we left.  The answer to that would be, everything and nothing.  Clinton’s constantly been making a dent in the ongoing ship’s maintenance.  Dominique has been cooking for the rough weather and when she can, restocking all the food and stores.  Ulli and Sefton have been shooting for the documentary seemingly around the clock, covering all aspects of ship’s life as it occurs.  I’ve been basically trying to stay out of everyone’s way (albeit not always successfully), listening to any and all “situations” and trying to help facilitate answers, arranging and rearranging flights, working with Matt Dutra on the continuous quest of finding funding, writing these blogs and trying not to think too much about what these weather delays may mean for our potential transit through the Passage. We’ve all been standing our watches. Suffice it to say that July 4^th couldn’t have come at a better time. Dominique cooked us an amazingly “American”, July 4^th dinner (sloppy Joes, French Fries, big salad,) and the boat was festooned with all things Red, White & Blue. We’re all walking away from Bagan today, renting a car and are going exploring. She needs a break from us. I also need more Prilosec.