Dream Guide

Church's Diary 4

It has been four days since we left Fitzroy Port. Due to some rough seas, the originally expected six-day voyage may be delayed to eight days before we reach our destination. However, the most troublesome problem in these two days was not the wind and waves, but that many people participating in the scientific expedition were seasick.

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

For people who don’t often go to sea, seasickness is normal, but not being seasick is abnormal. Even veteran sailors who have been at sea for more than ten years will get seasick sometimes. But if a lot of people get seasick, it's always a hassle to take care of them. From the second day of departure to today, more than 30 people have developed symptoms of seasickness one after another. Some people have recovered, but there are still more than 10 people who are not in good condition, especially Mrs. Larry and Miss Alice.

When we first left Fitzroy Port, perhaps everyone was still immersed in the excitement of seeing a rare heavy snowfall at sea, and everyone was in a very good state of mind. But at night, Miss Alice began to feel unwell. She first said she was dizzy and couldn't eat dinner, and after returning to the cabin to rest, she started vomiting non-stop.

Alice was originally Mrs. Larry's assistant, specifically to assist and take care of Mrs. Larry. But now, as there were only two ladies on board, Mrs. Larry had to look after her in turn. The most critical problem is that Mrs. Larry is also seasick.

I have always wondered why these people who have never experienced sea storms are allowed to participate in ocean archeology. Didn't they have better choices when selecting people?

Mr. Robbins defended Mrs. Larry, saying that 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 expedition. Mrs. Larry travels between the Sahara Desert and various ancient civilization ruins on the mainland all year round. She rarely takes a boat, so seasickness is inevitable.

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

Robbins later explained my doubts to me. During this period, my sailors and I became familiar with them while caring for seasick scientists. A hundred nautical miles away, people discovered the remains of an ancient building on the seabed, where there was an inverted pyramid.

I don’t quite understand how the inverted pyramid was built. Maybe it has nothing to do with the tombs of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, but is just the miraculous workmanship of nature! So I don’t pay much attention to this matter. Anyway, I will know it when I get there. What I'm most worried about is their health. Although seasickness is not a disease, if it becomes serious, dehydration shock and even death can occur.

Everyone else is okay, after all, it is easier to take care of. The only headache is Mrs. Larry and her assistant Miss Alice. And this Mrs. Larry is very stubborn in insisting not to let men into their boudoir. Apart from bringing them food and medicine, there is nothing we can do.

Mrs. Larry was notoriously stiff and stubborn. She is German, maybe Finnish originally, and later married in Germany. Her full name is Larry Yeager. We were supposed to call her Mrs. Yeager, but she disliked her husband's family name and was not allowed to call her Mrs. Yeager. She is a very serious and unapproachable person. If you call her Mrs. Yeager, her face will become as ugly as the rust on an old anchor. It is said that because of this, she and her husband did not speak for three years. I don't know if this is true, but I think she probably disliked Germany and German names more than she disliked her husband.

Alice is a lively and lovely girl, and everyone on the ship loves to chat with her. Alice loves to smile, and she has two shallow dimples when she smiles. I heard that she has a little bit of Eskimo blood, but it's just a little bit. Judging from her appearance, she is an authentic European.

But now, both of them were lying in the cabin like patients, unable to get up, but men were not allowed to go in and take care of them. We can only knock on their doors during meal time. At this time, Mrs. Larry will drag her heavy body up to open the door, take the food and medicine from our hands with difficulty, and then put away the garbage filled with their vomit. Leave the bag to us. At that time, the serious Mrs. Larry's face would also show deep apology. Sometimes I will say, "I'm sorry for causing trouble to you."

My crew is always laughing and having fun. People who are accustomed to the wind and rain at sea will not care about this trouble at all, nor will they scheming and scheming like those gentlemen and ladies who live a comfortable life on the shore. In the survival philosophy of sailors, unity is the most important. If we cannot work together, we will not be able to face the ruthless waves on the sea. To the sea, life is just a dispensable wave. No matter how many people, beautiful girls, valuable items, or powerful people you carry on your boat, Poseidon, the god of the sea, is Don't care!

Anderson caught two KAWA fish and asked the chef to make soup for Alice and the others. I said that if you want to eat fish, we have a lot of it in the cold storage, but the meat of KAWA is rough and hard, and you need to use heavy seasonings to remove its fishy smell. Even the Maori people who like to eat KAWA don’t think of this kind of fish. Tasty, simply because it's easy to catch and can be eaten, to a certain extent, as a substitute for red meat.

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 zone of the north, so the fish meat is also very cold and needs to be dipped. It is better to eat heavier mustard or chili together. People who are seasick are weak and their spleen and stomach are not suitable for eating such cold things, and they cannot eat mustard and chili.

I'm very curious about when this guy learned these weird theories. Seeing as he only knows about fishing all day long, can he communicate with the souls of the ancient Eastern philosophers by sitting quietly fishing? Not only did I find his theory unreliable, but other crew members also found it unreliable. Only Mr. Robbins thought it was worth trying. Anyway, Mrs. Larry and Alice had to make separate meals, and the ingredients in the dining cabin It seems like they can't even whet their appetite.

Not to mention, after the KAWA fish soup was served to them, they actually ate it and did not vomit it out. I mean, they didn't throw up again from afternoon to evening, and in the evening, Mrs. Larry actually came out and chatted with Mr. Robbins for a while, which was a miracle!

I’ll add another chapter later, um, that’s it