Church's Diary IV

It has been four days since I left Fitzroy Port. Due to some wind and waves on the sea, it was originally expected that the six-day voyage might be delayed to eight days before reaching the destination. However, the most troublesome problem in the past two days is not the wind and waves, but that many people participating in the scientific research are seasick.

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

Seasickness is normal for people who don’t go out to sea often, but it’s not normal for people who don’t go to sea. Even the old sailors who have been on the sea for more than ten years sometimes experience seasickness. But if there are a lot of people getting seasick, it is always troublesome to take care of them. From the second day of departure to today, more than 30 people have experienced seasickness. Some people have recovered, but there are more than a dozen people who are not doing well, especially Mrs. Larry and Mrs. Miss Alice.

When they first left Fitzroy Port, perhaps people were still immersed in the excitement of seeing a rare heavy snow on the sea, and everyone was in a very good state of mind. But at night, Miss Alice became unwell. She first said she was dizzy and couldn't eat dinner, and then started to vomit again after returning to the cabin to rest.

Alice was originally an assistant to Mrs. Larry, specially to assist and take care of his wife. But now, because there are only two ladies on the ship, Mrs. Larry has to take care of her instead. The most critical issue is that Mrs. Larry is also seasick.

I have always wondered why these people who have not experienced sea storms should be allowed to participate in ocean archaeology. Is there no better choice when they choose people?

Mr. Robbins defended Mrs. Larry that Mrs. Larry is the world's best archaeologist and philologist, and the most authoritative expert on ancient Egyptian culture and pyramid research. We need her for this scientific expedition. Mrs. Larry has been running between the Sahara Desert and the relics of various ancient civilizations on the mainland all year round. She rarely takes boats, so seasickness is inevitable.

If the need for an archaeologist is the right meaning of the question, then what makes me wonder is why the marine scientific expedition needs a pyramid research expert who is proficient in ancient Egyptian culture? The pyramids are in the remote desert on the banks of the Nile, but we are in the vast ocean on the other side of the earth.

Robbins later explained my doubts to me. During this period, my sailors and I got acquainted with the seasick scientists when they were taking care of them. I also heard from them that it was about seven days north of the ghost island we were going to. A hundred nautical miles away, people found a relic of an ancient building on the bottom of the sea, where there is an inverted pyramid.

I don't quite understand how the inverted pyramid was made. Maybe it has nothing to do with the tombs of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, but just the magical work of nature! So I don't care much about this, anyway, I'll know it when I get there. What I worry about most is their health. Although seasickness is not a kind of disease, if it becomes severe, dehydration shock and even death will also occur.

The others are okay. After all, it is easier to take care of. The only headaches are Mrs. Larry and her assistant Miss Alice. And this Mrs. Larry insisted very stubbornly not to allow men to enter their boudoirs. Apart from giving them food and medicine, there was nothing we could do.

Mrs. Larry is notorious for her rigidity and stubbornness. She is German, oh, her origin may be Finnish, and later married to Germany. Her full name is Larry Jaeger. We should have called her Mrs. Jaeger, but she disliked her husband's surname and was not allowed to call her Mrs. Jaeger. She was originally a very serious and difficult person to approach. If she was called to Mrs. Jaeger, her face would definitely become as ugly as the rust on an old ship's anchor. I heard that because of this, she and her husband had not spoken for three years. I don't know if this is true, but I think she probably doesn't like Germany and German names, rather than her husband.

Alice is a lively and lovely girl, and everyone on the boat loves to talk to her. Alice loves to laugh very much. There are two shallow dimples when she laughs. I heard that she has a little Eskimo blood, but only a little bit. Judging from the appearance, she is an authentic Europa.

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 doors when they are open. At this time, Mrs. Larry will drag her heavy body up to open the door, picking up food and medicine from us with difficulty, and then throwing away the trash full of their vomit. Leave the bag to us. At that time, the serious Mrs. Larry would also have a deep apology on her face. Sometimes I will say, I’m sorry, I’ve caused you trouble.

My crew always laughed and enjoyed it. People who have been used to sea wind and rain will not care about this trouble at all, nor will they be like the easy-going grandfathers and wives on the shore to go intrigue. In the sailor's philosophy of survival, unity is the most important thing. If you cannot work together, you will not be able to face the ruthless wind and waves on the sea. For the sea, life is just a dispensable wave. No matter how many people, how beautiful girls, how valuable items, and how powerful people are on your boat, Poseidon, the sea **** Don't care!

Anderson caught two kawaii fish and asked the chef to cook soup for Alice and the others to drink. I said that if you want to eat fish, there are too many in our cold storage, and the meat of kawa is rough and hard~lightnovelpub.net~ It is necessary to use heavy seasonings to remove its fishy smell, even if you like to eat the gross profit of kawa People don't think this fish is delicious, but just because it is easy to catch and can replace red meat to some extent.

Anderson said that kawa can replenish body water and nutrients lost due to vomiting, and cited a strange Eastern philosophical theory, saying that salmon frozen in cold storage lives in the cold northern region, so the fish is also very cold and needs to be dipped. Heavier mustard or chili should be eaten together, but people with seasickness are weak, their spleen and stomach are not suitable for eating such cold things, nor can they eat mustard and chili.

I'm very curious when this guy learned these weird theories. Looking at him like that, he only knows about fishing all day long. Is it possible to communicate with the souls of the ancient Eastern philosophers by sitting and fishing quietly? His theory is not only unreliable to me, but also to other crew members. Only Mr. Robbins thinks it can be tried. Anyway, Mrs. Larry and Alice have to make separate meals for Mrs. Larry and Alice, and the ingredients in the cabin They seem to be unable to lift their appetite.

Not to mention, after the kawa fish soup was prepared and served to them, they actually ate it and didn't spit it out. I mean, they didn't vomit again from afternoon to night, and in the evening, Mrs. Larry actually came out and chatted with Mr. Robbins for a while. What a miracle!

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