We had a fairly quiet weekend on board the Esperanza - especially compared to the ¨all systems go¨ mode we were in last week during the action. Yesterday Babu, our wonderful cook, had a well deserved day off and some of us volunteered to prepare brunch and dinner in the galley for the rest of the crew. Brunch was served at 12 and we were treated to a feast of scrambled eggs, fried green tomatoes, baked beans, sauted potatoes and piping hot mushrooms. This was all made by Jon and Leila, our two climate campaigners, and Will - our photographer - who was rewarded for his efforts with a bloody head. Poor Will banged and cut his head on the extractor fan over the stove.

You might expect our photographer to get ´wounded in action´ but we all take many safety precautions and prepare for our actions so well that we´re more likely to fall over a shoe while trying to get into our bunk bed or walk into the extractor fan in the galley while cooking eggs. That´s my observation at least. I have a colourful collection of bruises from losing my balance every time I am in the shower and red fingers after burning my hand while trying to make a cup of[...]

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