I realized today that I have finally got my sea legs. I was walking down the hall to the mess and I didn't need to grab on the railing one. Exciting, hey? And my sleeps have been amazing- there is something to be said for the whole cradle rocking motion. Maybe I should get a water bed? Of course I might come across as a ho, even if it were a well rested ho. Alas.

It's a 36 hour steam to Terra Nova, our first station so I have until Wednesday night before I am actually on shift. I am running out of things to do and I mostly sleep a lot. If I'd have known there would be this much down time I would have brought a computer game or two. On the bright side I am getting a lot of geology reading done. It's a thrill a minute on the Hudson, I tells ya.

-A.