13th March

Its been a quiet day today, just steaming along in fairly calm seas. Last night I went up to the bridge just before midnight and it was in darkness, with searchlights shining on the sea in front of the ship. It was very foggy and although big icebergs show up on the radar there is still danger from smaller ones just below the surface, so Tim, the third mate, was keeping a close watch ahead. It looked very eerie, the water was dark navy blue, and white petrels wheeled across the lights. Today has been a housekeeping day, vacuumed my cabin, washed my hair, played Jamie in scrabble (won), knitted, and then topped of the day by having TWO fillet steaks for dinner. I knew I was being a pig, just couldn't resist them. I'll probably have nightmares tonight.