Last night at a group meeting we were informed that today would be a day off – a much needed break, I might add. So what’s a girl to do on her day off? Well first of all, I had the luxury of sleeping in ALL THE WAY UNTIL 7:45 before my body was like LET’S GET STARTED. Not one to miss out on a cup of coffee over the water, I made my way down to the mess (where there’s access to coffee 24/7) in my manatee pajama pants and poured myself a BIG OLE CUP of black coffee and climbed the you-guessed-it 75 steps to the bridge where I could enjoy the coffee looking out over the blue water. I don’t know what it is about spending time at sea/out in nature but it always somehow brings out the deep down love I have for black coffee. It’s odd. BRUNCH was served at 10:00, which I learned later was a real treat since apparently normally Sundays are days off but meals usually occur at normally scheduled hours. After brunch it was such an odd feeling to just putter around the boat, but that’s what I did! It was MAGIC!!! I got to read on the bridge WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY of not doing anything BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT THE DAY WAS FOR!!! After reading in the sun and fearing a sunburn, I bought another bag of Salt and Vinegar Chips and watched a big chunk of Disney’s The Princess and The Frog. After the fun of watching a movie, I got to help set up for the BARBEQUE WE HAD ON THE MAIN DECK!!! We got to go digging around in the working part of the boat looking for chairs and tables and setting them up on the deck and scrubbing them down. It was a great team effort and the barbeque was a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon because it started at 4, when the sun was still high in the sky. It was really a treat because we got to pass around a rugby ball – what’s a barbeque without backyard (or in this case back deck?) sports?! Also, who else gets to say they played (sorta) rugby on the open ocean? NOT MANY I CAN TELL YOU THAT! The day was rounded out with a couple hours of playing cards with both other The Ocean Cleanup crew as well as Maersk crew. It has been a much-needed day of rest after almost 2 weeks of going from morning to (sometimes late into) the night! Even rewarding work requires a break on occasion, and today was the perfect day to recharge and reset for this week! Looking forward to what the week will bring!
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AuthorBree Gibbs, here. I'm a recent Master's Grad just trying to share what it's like to be a trash scientist (for those who aren't in the know, I'm a marine biologist). Categories
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