Emily Penn, a few reflections on the NWP Transit aboard Aventura and Drina

Emily Penn the noted environmentalist and anti-plastics campaigner completed the NWP aboard Aventura (Jimmy Cornell) and Drina (Michael Thurston) in the northern summer of 2014.  Some discussion on the expectations of the crew of Drina are published here:

Sail World Cruising - Blue Planet Odessy

For those who are interested in Emily's work lots more information here:

Emily Penn - Skipper and Ocean Advocate

Emily and the crew of Drina on the pack ice

Drina Beset Port Leopold

  On the pack ice at Port Leopold 

Drina Beset... Port Leopold

Skinny Dipping on the pack - Port Leopold

Emily Penn - recovering a trawl at the end of a session, Ross Strait, 170 miles south of Bellot.

(14) St. John's 2/07 to 8/07

Drina's NWP Adventure, the end of day two..

The day started well, nearly 5 hours sleep in a flat bed that didn't move has worked wonders. 

We are getting into the higher latidudes, the equivelent in Aus might be Melbourne.  In terms of out attempt this leaves us some 25 degrees below our goal of the Artic Circle at 66.5N  and we haven't started sailing yet!

Michael and Rossco arrived for breakfast of pancakes and some wonderful mapyle sticky stuff washed down with Matt's wonderful Jamacian coffee and I mean WONDERFUL!  (Result of long association with  Lisbeth I suspect). 

Breakfast was followed by:

Review of the wider strategy.

A visit to a marine consignment store. (pictures when I can)

Shopping for computers, we bought another printer...

Planning a food shopping list...

Making a small start on the list.

More coffee.

Lunch at DD's  (that's Dunkin Doughnuts for the not so widely travelled.)

Wonderful dinner on the back deck at Matt & Lisbet's

More coffee!

Jamesons and back to bed, where it all started.