It is 2860 kms from Reunion to the islands of Crozet Archipelago. We already entered the zone of the “roaring forties” – 40 degrees and more to the South, infamous for the bad weather. And it is true: since today’s morning the ocean around is no longer blue but grey, no more sun and the waves are much higher. In the mess they use already special, rubber table cloth, so the plates do not fall down.
In the morning we had helicopter security instruction. They have one little helicopter on board (capacity: 5 pax + pilot) It is 8-years old but looks much better than the ship. It seems that they prefer to send passengers to the land by helicopter then I the zodiacs.
I just want you to know that from the ship I do not have access to the web pages and to my standard mailbox. You can read my daily notes because I send them in the packages via satellite to my friend, who is uploading them to the GS portal (thank you Magda!). I will be able to response all your letters only on 2nd December. So please, be patient.
