Journals, week of 04/01/96

Devon Cruickshank, Faculty Journal
March 14, 1996 aboard Concordia


Sleeping

Almost every night of our second semester we've had rough seas. Rough seas mean that the ship rolls a great deal. And yes, we have to worry about falling out of bed. To fight this we usually use wedges, which are pieces of foam cut at an angle to keep us in bed. The way the wedge works is you simply shove it under your mattress, this makes a little cocoon like space for you to sleep in. However, in one situation, at about three in the morning, my wedges seemed not to be working, I adjusted them and went back to sleep. Shortly thereafter, I found myself laying on the floor. As I stumbled to my feet I realized that not only was I on the floor, but so was my mattress, and the rest of my bunk. It had torn right out of the wall. So, essentially, sometimes, there is absolutely nothing you can do. By the way, I spent the rest of that night on the floor.


Brian Smith
March 14, 1996 aboard Concordia

Faculty Journal: Rough Seas...

While their culture is similar to ours, they definitely have some different ways of saying things!! If you ever visit Australia, memorize this list!

• taken off = to make fun of
• heaps and heaps = a lot
• uni = college
• snagga = sausage
• tomato sauce = ketchup
• tomato paste = tomatoe sauce
• torch = flashlight
• boot = trunk
• jumpa = sweater
• swimmers or cozzies = bathing suit
• sunnies = sun glasses
• bloke = man
• mate = friend
• tele = television

We leraned many new words and phrases from our Australian guests who sailed with us from Perth to Adelaide.


Clinton Pitman, a guest on Concordia from Perth to Adelaide, March 13, 1996

Guest Onboard

My name is Clinton Pitman, and I am a simple country boy from Christ Church Grammar School. I am excited to join Concordia for the sail from Perth to Adelaide. I consider myself lucky because I am feeling fine while most of the other students from my school are very seasick. One bloke had to be knocked out with some medicine, and he's been asleep for two days now. The ship is great, the food’s not bad, and there are too many lines to remember. Bill, the Bosun, gave us millions of these lines to remember, and the more he tells us the more I forget. We haven't had many classes so far because most of our books can’t sit straight on the table and most of the Australians only last 15-20 minutes before they make a run for the rail. Speaking of running, I gotta go haul on a halyard.

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