Position: N 004 dgrs 59.5 mnts
              W 026 dgrs 32.2 mnts
 
Wind:  -
Wave height: -
COG: 220 dgrs
SOG: 7.8 knots
LOG: 8.0 knots
Air pressure: 1014 mb
Temperature: 28 dgrs C
Water temp.: 28 dgrs C
Depth: 4,141 m

Lunch: Chicken curry with couscous
Dinner:Tomato soup with newly baked bread

This day has bestowed plenty of showers upon us, many of them rather long. Unfortunately this weather has not brought any cooling effect, but rather increased the already high humidity. Due to the rain, today´s work has mainly been indoors. General cleverness and creativity is continuously there to find ways of increasing our stowing space on board. Our students are in this respect a real asset, considering the variety of their knowledge, and some are also very good craftsmen. And all work is obviously carried out in accordance with the unique setting of an East Indiaman.

The rather high temperatures on board have also affected work. On deck there are no major problems, since there is usually a nice breeze. In cabins, forecastles and other rooms the temperature is however 30-35 humid degrees C. Many have a sleeping problem and work becomes more difficult with time. The importance of everyone drinking enough should be underlined. Our newly installed ice-machine is working at its maximum and if we only had the extra space, nobody would have protested if we had squeezed in a couple more...

In the pentry galley preparations for Christmas are under way and every day some new dish for our Christmas table is prepared. We are also about to make decorations and other things, to have a proper Christmas at sea. Wherever you are, you tend to get a little sentimentally Swedish when Christmas comes and on board we have everything from a certified Father Christmas to Swedish Christmas videos in readiness.