Trying to blog following Japanese instructions is... 東京農工大学農学部 研究室森林

'Unlucky' ... voyage now leaves on 2nd June as it is deemed 'unlucky' to leave on 1st of the month...

The start of my journey coincides with the beginning of plastic... OIL

"Every day, industrial fishing fleets throw so many hooks into our oceans that the lines alone would wrap round the world 500 times”

(OCEAN OF LIFE: How Our Seas Are Changing by Callum Roberts)

Has everything in my life been leading me to this?

"Weekends" have no meaning at sea.

                              ...even the postcards have a nautical theme...

   Remembering with others the arrival of the vessel.

    Remembering watching...

    Remembering waiting...

Found on the beach, not plastic but a sign.

"Your storage space will be in a box, dimensions - 50cm x 40cm x 26cm"

                                ...as my journey draws nearer everywhere I see signs...

WHERE... am I going?

The caption for this image relates to recovered balloons after release. What happens to them when they float up and away, travelling for miles...