The „Lasten“ of Roald

Date: 02.02.2026
Position: 1257,6‘N; 078 45,8‘W
Course: 050
Etmal: 87 sm
Average Speed: 3,6 kn

If I had been home, I would have wished to hear this sentence when I woke up: No lessons today, just study by yourself, if possible.
Since I wasn’t too seasick, I tried to complete a few school tasks from home.

But after a few minutes, I realized this wasn’t going anywhere.

Sitting on the floor of your cabin, trying to get things done, while with every second wave you have to take a short break from looking down at your iPad. Closing your eyes, taking a deep breath and then going back to work.

So I went up on deck to see what was going on.

Seasick and tired people were lying all over the deck and a few people were chatting. That’s when I started wondering: What am I going to do with the rest of the day?

So far, so good. But when I came to the galley after lunch, I noticed the problem of the day.

Cream cheese, yogurt and mustard were spread all over our cold storage because the red boxes had shifted. That’s how Deli and Paula ended up cleaning the fridge and stuffing toilet paper rolls between the boxes to keep them from moving — for more than an hour.

In the galley itself, Sarah and I did our best to clean up the boxes and look for cream cheese that was still edible.

That’s the problem with our „Lasten“.

There is a lot of food that can easily shift and if something breaks, you might not even notice it for a week. On top of that, cleaning up all that mess is hard work. Especially in the Trocken- und Dosenlast, where it’s about 30 degrees hot.

And last but not least, the rolling of the ship doesn’t make it any easier.