Yep all the living conditions are going pretty well & Adam and I get on pretty well with no dramas. He’s got HEAPS of video games on his laptop which has ended in us hosting more than a few tournaments of Mario Cart and Mario Golf in our cabin during the day. Then at meal times we often have people coming up and jokingly asking us “you blokes have been playing games again haven’t you?” Apparently the uproars and laughter can be heard from quite a way away though no one seems to mind as they say its good to hear people laughing and usually gives them a bit of a giggle too. Everyone on board seems to be fairly happy with everything and just enjoying the down time though the general feeling is that they could quite happily just get there already. I reckon by the time we get there we will be going on about the three weeks at sea. Though the new fella we picked up at Davis brought about 25 Terabytes of movies and tv shows with him which he has left for everyone to access which has brought about a bit of excitement. I think I’ve been doing fairly well at keeping my weight in check. I’ve gone to the gym every morning since we left and I’ve been pretty careful with what I eat. I’ve only had one desert the whole voyage – they wheeled out the pavlova on Australia Day. Also stayed away from all the chips, wedges and the fridge full of Tim Tams. But even after all this I know I’m still eating too much for how little we’re doing all day but whatchya gonna do? Everyone’s been behaving themselves. The Chefs name is rocket. He doesn’t have to help in the kitchen at all but I’ve spotted him reading a few books on home brew HA!HA!. I think I’ve been pretty lucky as I haven’t felt seasick at all. I know Adam felt a bit sick one day when we first hit rough weather but other than that I’ve not heard of anyone having a bad time. Even in the little bit of rough weather we have had its not actually been that bad. I’ve heard stories of far worse voyages and even the veterans say we’ve had a really good run. When do you find out whether you’re in the state crew? I’d bet both your races were pretty good – you’re just nit picking again! HA! HA! Yesterday I got to do a tour of the engine room which was pretty cool. It was really good to actually see everything that is happening behind the scenes and gave me a much greater appreciation of what keeps the hole thing going and all ties together. Though funnily enough I went down just after reading in the book I got about the first fire that happened on the Aurora which was down in the engine room. But it was very interesting down there.
Anyway hope all is well,
Guy's Antarctica Adventure 2020 