WRITTEN BY ELLEN & NATASCHA
ON THE SOUTH PACIFIC EXPEDITION FROM BAY OF ISLANDS TO TONGATAPU
After nearly a week of at sea with a lot of rain, sea sickness, high waves and to be honest, not feeling great, we made it to the beautiful Minerva Reef in the middle of the South Pacific.
Suddenly the sun came out and the water looked turquoise and not black anymore. We could continue with our research, once again getting our manta trawl into the water, followed by jumping into the Pacific at sunset ourselves, celebrating the crew effort of getting here.
The night was the first night nobody had to be on watch, which felt great. After trying to sleep through such rough conditions, this time we were actually just being gently rocked to sleep.
Our skipper Maisie cooked us a fantastic stir fry with loads of veggies so we could get our vitamins in. The next morning we did some laundry (life at sea feels better with some fresh clothes) and our warrior, Bonita, treated us to pancakes and fantastic overnight oats.
Natascha led a mindful circle, making sure we breathed deeply and also shook our booties and relieved the stress that had built up in our bodies, making sure we didn’t forget to connect deeply with ourselves and with each other.
As music connects across borders, we will now share a song with you in each blog post so you can feel closer to us.
The song of the day from our pirate radio station: Natasha Bedingfield: Unwritten
Sending you a little sea breeze to wherever you are.
