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Musings on an Atlantic crossing, 8

Clare Pengally and the yellowshirts’ to-do list vs my to-do list:

CP:
Organise berthing for 300 boats and parties for 1000 sailors
Look after ocean-worn crews
Collate new research data on fresh produce survival rates
Draft doctoral thesis on Vegetable Preservation Methods for Ocean Passages (or Deep Space)
Get 1000 more ARC t-shirts printed and through Caribbean customs before christmas
Generally be heroic and smile beautifully at everyone throughout

Me:
Sit about
Look at sea
Look at sunset
Look at stars
Read a book
Sit about
Wait for fish to bite
Watch tim sleep
Tweak sails unnecessarily
Sit about
Wonder why fish aren’t biting
Wonder what it’s like to be a fish
Do 5 sit-ups (low priority)
Clean behind the stove
Actually nah don’t bother with stove
Admire new freckles
Sit about
Sundowner


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