Luckily, Mallory was a skilled sailor, she had to drive extra careful to avoid hitting icebergs and chunks of ice floating in the sea. The wind was picking up and getting stronger by the minute. The boat was moving all over the place. She had to carefully direct it in the right direction towards the iceberg.
Unfortunately for both the fisherman and the animal, the conditions were getting worse. The waves were picking up, and the iceberg was beginning to move. This was not a good sign. The boat was in danger, and the animal was in danger. They had to get there fast.
Far Out At Sea
They had never been this far out into the sea, they were not familiar with this area at all. It was impossible for them to travel against the current, and they didn't know how that would work anyway. They decided to let the water itself bring them to the iceberg. They waited it out.
The current carried them slowly towards the iceberg. Thankfully they were able to avoid all of the enormous pieces of ice floating in the water and they were able to save their boat from suffering any damage. They knew that if the ship got damaged they would have to jump right into the water, and they wanted to avoid that at all costs.
Cautious Movements
The fisherman knew that they could not make any big moves while aboard the boat. Mallory let everyone know to proceed with caution. In this condition, big moves would make the boats weigh much more than they usually did. This could lead to them accidentally falling into the sea, and that could be deadly.
The floors of the boat were extremely slippery. Any sudden movement of the ship could throw them overboard. This was a scary situation, but the friends were not thinking about that, they were just excited to finally get to the iceberg to see what was there.
Nearly There
The fishermen had a lot to worry about. The weather was getting worse, and they were getting anxious that the animal was going to get scared and jump into the water. There was also the possibility that the animal would accidentally fall right into the boat. Both of these scenarios were too scary to think about. And they were getting really stressed out.
They were getting even more cautious while maneuvering the boat to the iceberg. They had to navigate the situation and figure out how to get close enough to the iceberg to see exactly what kind of animal this was and figure out what to do from there.
Quick Thinking
The closer they got, the more questions started running through their minds. Now that they were getting really close to the iceberg they realized they had no idea what they were actually going to do when they got there. Additionally, they had to figure out how to get home, which was going to be a feat in and of itself, because they had no idea where they were.
In some parts of the sea, the ice was getting really thick. This was a sign that meant they could not linger in that spot for long. They also had to be mindful of daylight and get home before dark.