Message From nicole

Although the wind and waves have been smaller than I expected for the Southern Ocean, this has been a tough leg. The cold makes it more difficult to cope with, especially when there is little to do. And when you do have to leap into action, then I find it really hard to move with all of the layers on! We had a bit of excitement a few nights ago. Firstly on the nightwatch we smelt a fishy smell that is apparently the smell of an iceberg (no I didn't know that either) so we were all shitting it and on full alert to spot the berg. None in sight - maybe it was just some fish! Then on our next watch (now daylight) we spotted the berg on the horizon. Now some claim it was just a cloud but it was sharply defined, and in the sea not the sky, and I am convinced that I saw my first iceberg. Now that is pretty cool! This morning we had a halfway party with beer, as we are now more than half the way to Oz! xx