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MV Greenpeace / PC 8023
May 27,1996
Noon pos: 13 18'S 152 18'E
Day 11
Most of the crew have not slept much in the past 24 hrs. due to
the movement of the ship. So this morning there was a little bit
of grumpiness in the air, but it dissipated as the day moved on.
Apart from the frustration you can sometimes feel at constantly moving, there is a lot beauty that comes with it too.
This afternoon Ken (our 1st mate) said I should come and look at
something. Thinking he was going to point out some spots I'd
missed priming, I followed him up to the foredeck. Where upon
Rob, him and I stood, hanging our heads over the bow, with a
moderate gale in our faces we watched `Bow Rainbows'. As the ship
moved steadily through the deep blue water, white caps all
around, we rose and fell into the waves. One moment it would be
white and foamy then from the misty spray, rainbows would be
arching from our bow. Mesmerising staring down into the water and
exhilerating in the wind. The three of us would not of been
surprised if dolphins had came riding on the bow wave to complete
the picture.
In less than a day we will be passing through the Jomard entrance
going around the Sth. eastern tip of Papua New Guinea, getting
closer to China and still no news if we have permission to enter.
Last night I read a article in a National Geographic about the
Xinjiang province (pronounced sheen- jee- ang) where Lop Nor,
Chinas' testing ground is situated. I found it interesting that
in this vast province of China, the majority of people are
Turkic-speaking Muslims and only here and in Tibet, Chinese are
the minority. As with the French it seems more appealing to
test your bombs in someone elses `backyard' and not that of your
ethnic people. I wonder why this is?
The chef of today was Bora, who managed to put out a tasty meal
of pork chops( in a secret marinade sauce), fluffy smashed
potatoes, broccilli, a Serbian salad and a very creativly designed
fruit salad.All the while enjoying singing along to his native
Yugoslav music.
Tanya Popp
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