Chapter 323

Church's diary IV

It has been four days since we left the port of Fitzroy. Due to some wind and waves at sea, the originally expected six-day voyage may be delayed to eight days to reach our destination. However, the most troublesome problem in the past two days is not the wind and waves, but that many people involved in the scientific research have been seasick.

The discovery carried a total of 73 people this time. In addition to sailors and marine scientific researchers who have participated in scientific research missions at sea all year round, there are also 27 scientists who have participated in ocean scientific research for the first time. There are also six great figures, including Mr. Stephen Robbins and Mrs. Larry.

For people who don't often go to sea, seasickness is normal, but it's not normal if they don't. even old sailors who have been on the sea for more than ten years also have seasickness. But if a lot of people get seasick, it's always a trouble to take care of. From the second day of departure to today, more than 30 people have been suffering from seasickness. Some people have recovered, but the situation of more than a dozen people is not very good, especially Mrs. Larry and Miss Alice.

When we first left the port of Fitzroy, perhaps people were still immersed in the excitement of seeing a rare heavy snow on the sea. Everyone was in a very good mental state. But in the evening, Miss Alice felt unwell. She first said that she was dizzy and couldn't eat dinner. After returning to the cabin to have a rest, she began to vomit continuously.

Alice originally came to help and take care of Mrs. Larry as her assistant. But now, because there are only two women on board, Mrs. Larry has to take care of her in turn. The most important thing is that Mrs. Larry is also seasick.

I have always wondered why these people who have not experienced sea storms should participate in ocean archaeology. Don't they have a better choice when selecting people?

Mr. Robbins defended Mrs. Larry. Mrs. Larry is the best archaeologist and philologist in the world and the most authoritative expert on ancient Egyptian culture and pyramids. We need her for this scientific research task. Mrs. Larry runs between the Sahara desert and various ancient civilization sites on the mainland all year round, and seldom takes a boat, so seasickness is inevitable.

If the need for an archaeologist is the proper meaning of the title, what makes me wonder is why the marine scientific research needs a pyramid research expert proficient in ancient Egyptian culture? The pyramids are in the desert on the far side of the Nile, while we are on the vast sea on the other side of the earth.

Robbins later explained my question to me. During this period, I got familiar with my sailors when taking care of seasick scientists. I also heard them say that about 700 nautical miles north of Ghost Island, where we are going, people found a relic of ancient architecture on the seabed, where there is an inverted pyramid.

I don't quite understand how the inverted pyramids were built. Maybe they have nothing to do with the tombs of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, but just the uncanny workmanship of nature! So I don't care much about it. I'll know when I get there anyway. I am most worried about their health. Although seasickness is not a disease, if it is serious, dehydration, shock and even death will also occur.

The others were fine. After all, it was easier to take care of them. The only headache was Mrs. Larry and her assistant Miss Alice. And Mrs. Larry was very stubborn and insisted that men should not enter their boudoir. There was nothing we could do except to send them food and medicine.

Mrs. Larry is famous for her rigidity and stubbornness. She is German. Oh, she may have originated from Finland and later married to Germany. Her full name is Larry Yeager. We should have called her Mrs. yeg, but she didn't like her husband's family name and was not allowed to call her Mrs. yeg. She was a very serious and difficult person to get close to. If you call her Mrs. yeg, her face will become as ugly as the rust on the old ship anchor. It is said that because of this, she and her husband haven't spoken for three years. I don't know if this is true, but I think she probably doesn't like Germany and German names, not her husband.

Alice is a lively and lovely girl. Everyone on the ship likes to talk to her. Alice loves to laugh. She has two shallow dimples. It is said that she has a little Eskimo blood, but only a little. Judging from her appearance, she is a genuine European.

But now, both of them lie in the cabin like patients and can't get up, but they don't allow men to go in and take care of them. We can only knock on their door when we have dinner. At this time, Mrs. Larry will drag her heavy body to open the door, take food and medicine from us, and then give us the garbage bag full of their vomit. At that time, a deep apology would appear on the serious Mrs. Larry's face. Sometimes I say, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble.

My crew always laugh and enjoy it. People who are used to the wind and rain on the sea don't care about this trouble at all, nor do they collude with each other like those masters and wives who live comfortably on the shore. In the survival philosophy of sailors, unity is the most important. If we can't work together, we can't face the ruthless winds and waves on the sea. For the sea, life is just a optional spray. Poseidon doesn't care how many people, how beautiful girls, how valuable things and how powerful people are on your ship!

Anderson caught two Kawa fish and asked the cook to cook soup for Alice and them to drink. If I say we want to eat fish, there are many in our cold storage, and Kawa's meat is rough, dry and hard, and heavy seasoning must be used to remove its fishy smell. Even Maori who like to eat Kawa don't think this kind of fish is delicious, just because it is easy to catch and can replace red meat to eat to a certain extent.

Anderson said that Kawa can supplement the water and nutrition lost due to vomiting, and quoted a strange Oriental philosophical theory, saying that salmon frozen in the cold storage live in the cold zone in the north, so the fish meat is also very cold and needs to be dipped in heavy mustard or spicy pepper, while seasick people are weak and their spleen and stomach are not suitable for such cold things, You can't eat mustard and pepper.

I wonder when this guy learned these strange theories. He only knows fishing all day. Can he communicate with the souls of ancient oriental philosophers by sitting quietly fishing? His theory is not only unreliable to me, but also to other crew members. Only Mr. Robbins thinks he can try. Anyway, he wants to cook food for Mrs. Larry and Alice alone, and the ingredients in the dining cabin don't seem to be able to raise their appetite.

Don't mention that after the Kawa fish soup was ready and brought to them, they really ate it and didn't spit it out. I mean, they didn't vomit again from afternoon to evening, and it was a miracle that Mrs. Larry came out to chat with Mr. Robbins in the evening!