winds are picking up. Those are the times we have to be active and need to anticipate what could be there ahead. In the South Pacific, we encountered a storm where the seas were almost nine to ten meters high and the winds were picking up to – knots(a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour exactly .852km/h), which is about a hurricane force of wind on land. It is normal on sea where there is hardly any land mass to stop the winds.
It was also a blissful experience when something broke down and after a lot of hard work and effort, we were able to fix it together. We will remember these incidents as well because they gave us the strength to move on and if something went bad, we were able to overcome those challenges. 10th - - Interviewer: What were the exciting moments during the trip? Vartika Joshi: When we were crossing the Tasman Sea, we witnessed the brilliant Southern Lights from sea.
It was rare to watch that in those months, that too from sea. We were absolutely awestruck as we were not expecting it, to see the entire sky lit up in green light. There was bio-luminescence , dolphins swimming in the wake of the boat like our neighbours and a variety of sea creatures. We spotted a dead sperm whale once and we thought it was an island from a distance, it was so huge.
We are not specialists, so whenever we spotted something in the sea, we had to Google it to learn more about the species. Interviewer: How did your crew spend time deep in the sea? Swathi P: During circumnavigation, we picked up some hobbies and kept posting pictures of delicacies like golgappas and cakes. We also read books when the weather was pleasant and did some quilling and craft work.
While team leader Joshi read comics and the Ramayana during her journey, I loved cooking as well so I indulged in baking. I also liked crafting a lot, so I used to make