Day 4 – The Tasman Sea
Ahoy! This is youthies Nikki Grosser and Liam Byrne writing on behalf of Red Watch. Today has been a full 24 hours on the Bass Strait and the Tasman Sea.
The whole crew have been taking turns on ‘watch duty’ which has usually involved 4 hour shifts at all hours of the day. Red watch having 11.45pm to 3.45am, with white watch having 3.45am to 7.45am and blue watch having 7.45am to 11.45am. This order of shifts has been repeated for the course of the day. At 7.45pm we crossed the NSW border and at 10.30pm we sailed pass Eden, NSW. Being on the helm (on the ship’s wheel) has been a good way to avoid sea sickness, requiring lots of concentration.
Everyone has stepped up their game with sea sickness, as we are getting use to the constant motion of the waves. We have persevered with the wake up song ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ and Captain Mike’s inspirational quotes for the day.
The food has been amazing for those that have kept their appetite and not so nice for those that have had to taste it twice. We had hot dogs or chicken kebabs for lunch. For snacks we enjoyed Tim Tams, hot party pies and quiches. Followed with pasta or duck for tea and for dessert, Carrot Cake was a hit with some people having 6 pieces!
We cannot wait to see all our loved ones back at home after this roller coaster of a journey. There is lots to learn and we couldn’t have asked for a better bunch to spend the time with. Can’t wait to be sleeping on our own beds.
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Thank you Tarvi, Kaeden and Matt for your narrative of today's events. Intentions are to remain at anchor in Hunters Bay, just off HMAS Penguin, home of the RAN Diving School, a place close to my heart, having spent many a day there under training as a young Officer! The plan is to weigh anchor and proceed to HMAS Waterhen, in Waverton, to pick up our Community Day Sailors from the Windgap Foundation and take them for a sail around the harbour for 3 hours. The Youth Crew will help us host our visitors and give them an experience of Young Endeavour. We will drop them back to Waverton and then proceed to anchor in the harbour where we will have a good view of the Bridge and the Opera House for the Youth Crew's last night onboard. Until tomorrow. Yours Aye, Captain Mike