So, here i am back at the gangway, another boring watch!
it's only 23.30 so i have 3.5hours to go!
Tomorrow is our last night here, early wednesday morning, when the captain shouts all crew fore'N'aft, we let the mooring lines go and hopefully set some canvas and head home to Europe.
oh well 4 hours past by and i never got the chance to finish this...
I've been relieved at the gangway it's 3 o'oclock in the morning and want to see if my bunk has missed as much as I missed it...
next time i get online, i'll most probably be home in Denmark!!!
looking forward to go home... i kinda miss it now. I've been away for a long time, and many things has happened to me in the past 5-6months...
take care and see you back home in May...
*Ninon
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Boston... getting ready to cross the ocean!
it's early morning, the sun just rose over Boston... freakin' cold, but very beautiful!
i just booked a hotel in Faro, where i'll be staying for 3 nights after the crossing, to come down and mentally prepare myself to come home! it was okay cheap, and they serve breakfast "in bed" if you're not in time for the breakfast buffet in the morning... hehe NICE!!!
Boston, mmm not sure what to say about it, they're very into baseball and hate the Yankees... Yankees vs Red Sox is like Real Madrid vs Barcelona... crazy!
And i think that there's more irish people here than in Dublin... pale as snow, and very difficult to understand, but then again, i don't have that much to say, they do understand me when i order a beer... so eh not that bad!
We're slowly getting ready for the crossing, i still need to find some more Tea and a few other things, but apart from that i'm ready... ready to go home!
the thing is that we have no idea of what to expect weather wise, we prepare for the worst and try to set our minds to a "full combat" crossing, with hard winds, long, wet, cold night watches, so much heeling that you can't really relax anywhere, not even in your bunk! and super seafastening everything, that we won't need like, deckchairs, sunbeds, beer kegs and such...
oh well it's now 7o'oclock we've just been relieved and can now go to bed for a few hours!!!
lovely i miss my bunk and my mexican blanket...
so eh i guess i'll have to continue later...
*Ninon
i just booked a hotel in Faro, where i'll be staying for 3 nights after the crossing, to come down and mentally prepare myself to come home! it was okay cheap, and they serve breakfast "in bed" if you're not in time for the breakfast buffet in the morning... hehe NICE!!!
Boston, mmm not sure what to say about it, they're very into baseball and hate the Yankees... Yankees vs Red Sox is like Real Madrid vs Barcelona... crazy!
And i think that there's more irish people here than in Dublin... pale as snow, and very difficult to understand, but then again, i don't have that much to say, they do understand me when i order a beer... so eh not that bad!
We're slowly getting ready for the crossing, i still need to find some more Tea and a few other things, but apart from that i'm ready... ready to go home!
the thing is that we have no idea of what to expect weather wise, we prepare for the worst and try to set our minds to a "full combat" crossing, with hard winds, long, wet, cold night watches, so much heeling that you can't really relax anywhere, not even in your bunk! and super seafastening everything, that we won't need like, deckchairs, sunbeds, beer kegs and such...
oh well it's now 7o'oclock we've just been relieved and can now go to bed for a few hours!!!
lovely i miss my bunk and my mexican blanket...
so eh i guess i'll have to continue later...
*Ninon
Friday, April 11, 2008
News From The Big Apple...
NYC... along side Chelsea piers 6th of April 2008
I shouldn’t complain, but still I feel like it… a little bit, only because I’m a bit spoiled!!! Let me explain why I feel like complaining, and why I shouldn’t… I’ll start with the why not…!
Friday night we got tickets for a baseball game, (sponsored by the company that owns the ship!) we got picked up here at the pier by our driver, who happened to be driving a stretched Limo, no bullshit, the 8 of us just fitted in there, It felt surreal to be in a limo, drinking whiskey on the rocks out of crystal glasses, we drove to Brooklyn, Yankee stadium, had super seats… more drinks, caps, T-shirts, cracker jacks, hot dogs… more fun!!! It was great and this time (it’s my third time at a baseball game) I actually kinda got the rules, I was impressed with myself, it’s a silly game anyway, but great fun to be there, see it LIVE!!! It’s funny how many sport events I’ve been attending the last months. I don’t even like sport! Anyway after the game we got picked up by our driver again and driven back to the ship, I spent a night away from the ship and woke up in huge king size bed Saturday morning, knowing I had the entire day off!!! So I met up with one of the cooks and after a descent breakfast at a typical American diner (not as good as in Mexico, I still miss “huevos a la Mexicana”). We went to MOMA… I must admit I wasn’t impressed, as I walked around in there looking at all these paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet, Miró, Warhol, Jasper Johns… etc I was thinking to myself “Oh my God they’re taking the piss on me, this can’t be real, is this really fine art and worth a fortune??” I didn’t dare to say that out loud, I was surrounded by an Ih and Oh crowd of people who seemed to feel very differently about it, at least they looked interested and awed by the fact that they where looking at the works of “great masters” very artsy and hip… I didn’t feel comfortable; I was totally out of place… I much rather go for a walk trough a scruffy neighbourhood looking at graffiti and random “sculptures” that somebody made to brighten up a grey building, to me, that’s art! The one thing I did like though was the few kids at just the right age… you know that age where they are critical to what they’re looking at, asking questions, why is her head square? Why is the sun blue? Why is the clocks melting? Or just beautiful comments like… “That don’t look like a man, that looks like a mad dog in a catfight” or “Mom, this picture says OOF it’s missing the ARGH then it would be just like my favourite cartoon” or “why is this painting just black? There’s nothing on it, is that on purpose?” the dad answered “yes my dear the painter is trying to express how he feels about blahblahblah and the kid patiently listened then nodded and added “ hmm I think that the painter must have been very sad, maybe if he had painted it yellow dots on it he would’ve felt better”. Those small conversations made it all worthwhile… the parents desperately trying to explain the wonders of a certain, to me, boring painting and the kids blunt but very honest replies was just great!
I truly didn’t see anything in those paintings and when a tour guide explained why Monet was so fund of painting something as “boring” as water I got so upset that it ruined the rest of the of it… Water is not boring, the beauty of it is that it changes all the time, the colours can be anything from different shades of brown, to all shades of blue or green even red and yellow to gold and silver sometimes it’s even pitch black or all white, all depending on what kind of water you look at, rivers, deep water, confined waters, falls lakes, ponds, streams, coastal waters, salt water, fresh water, even the water in a bathtub can be amazing! What also influences how water looks like is what the bottom looks like, is it sand, rocks, coral reef, mud, a combination… Where in the world are you looking at water? What’s the temperature? Is it a sunny day in the Caribbean or a rainy day in The North Sea? what time a year, what time a day, what kind of weather is it… there’s a million things that influences how water looks like… but it changes all the time, even in Monet’s little pond in his back yard, he saw the beauty of it, he saw the changes and that’s one thing I can understand why he wanted to capture and keep it forever that way… I’m sorry that some stupid little Artsy freak, who is probably studying art in books and boring museums with big white walls spends more time looking at other peoples impressions on how our world looks like than actually looking at it herself…
I left with a feeling of being robbed or made fun of…So I think the next art thing, exhibition or museum I will go to, will be in a kinder garden , at least kids don’t pretend to be anything that they’re not or to have any deeper meanings with what they’re doing… they’re just putting colours on a piece of paper, it us “grown ups” who try to put a meaning into everything and that meaning and those colours come with a price tag that’s usually completely ridiculous… So I did get something out of it, I don’t think I like what most people calls art. It’s overrated by a long shot and to me a waste of time… the real thing, whether it’s water, humans, trees or something is usually the one thing that counts for me…! Sorry Grandpa, I don’t get the meaning of the so-called ART!!!
Anyway it’s dinner time, and I’m off tonight so I think I’ll head for lower east side and get something to eat and look around maybe a find some street art to look at, maybe that will mean something to me…
It’s now the 7th, I’m back at the gangway, the same spot as yesterday… I want to finish my story about why I shouldn’t be complaining!
So I had a nice day off, the other day I enjoyed it a lot, but the one thing I really wanted to do, I did get to… I just wanted to start at Union Square and walk down Broadway, Bowery and maybe Lafayette. But I didn’t had the time, in the end. I had to be back at the pier to catch mooring lines at 18.30 and 40 minutes later I was having a beer at an irish pub, and then dinner at great Indian place on lower east side… So about here is where I start complaining.! I had a day off, I had a great time and in total I “owe” the ship 10hours of work. But the rest of my watch had 3hours off the same day, and 6 hours of yesterday and 2 hours off today!!! So eh I would say that I’ve paid my dues. But No, No… I’m far from done, tonight we have a cocktail party onboard and I have to stay here as part of a fireteam. Ridiculous!! Everybody has been given a lot of time off several hours everyday and because I had one day off, I get to pay back double! That’s not really fair I think, on the other hand I shouldn’t complain too much, then it might won’t happen again or then somebody else might not get a the same opportunity. Maybe next time I’m the one who gets off all the time!!!
Oh well here’s the next 8 lucky ones waiting for the limo and then they can go to Yankees vs Tampa bay Rays… I’m desperately trying to get internet, there’s several hot spots but eh it doesn’t seem to work! So eh I guess I’ll try later or maybe when we get to Boston! We’re leaving tomorrow, the forecast predicts head winds and lots of it. So it’ll be a hoot!!! Boring, motoring for 48hours against wind and current and heading North!!! Grr it’ll be a cold one…!
Oh well I got relieved at the gangway now, and I’m in a pissy mood because I can’t leave the ship anymore before departure… I could leave at 21 but I have a night watch from midnight-04 so eh I guess there won’t be any more cruising around NYC!!! Damn it… anyway I think I better stop complaining! Oh Actually I had a great night yesterday… I went out for a few beers with the Bosun who just got back from Mexico and later the cook joined us, So eh it was the Mexican trio again, we got pretty smashed, but had a great time. It was nice to be out with them again, I kinda missed it, without even realizing it. We ended up in strange bar in the meatpacking district, only a few blocks away, and by the time we left, the two barkeepers where so busy dancing on the desk and pouring Tequila down somebody’s throat, that we left without paying the bill. It wasn’t intentional, we all thought that somebody else had paid… but eh we managed to just walk out of there in to a cab and then back to the ship. We didn’t even think about before this morning when we tried to find out who paid what and if it was kinda even… I had a bit of a hangover this morning, but luckily we where back before 2 so I got enough sleep! And I was on time this morning…
But it was a great night out and it was great to be with the guys again!!!
My fingers are almost numb so I think I’ll pack up, get something to eat, (it’s dinner time already) and then hide in my bunk and then maybe I’ll be in a better mood when I go on watch tonight!!!
Until then… enjoy!
*Ninon
I shouldn’t complain, but still I feel like it… a little bit, only because I’m a bit spoiled!!! Let me explain why I feel like complaining, and why I shouldn’t… I’ll start with the why not…!
Friday night we got tickets for a baseball game, (sponsored by the company that owns the ship!) we got picked up here at the pier by our driver, who happened to be driving a stretched Limo, no bullshit, the 8 of us just fitted in there, It felt surreal to be in a limo, drinking whiskey on the rocks out of crystal glasses, we drove to Brooklyn, Yankee stadium, had super seats… more drinks, caps, T-shirts, cracker jacks, hot dogs… more fun!!! It was great and this time (it’s my third time at a baseball game) I actually kinda got the rules, I was impressed with myself, it’s a silly game anyway, but great fun to be there, see it LIVE!!! It’s funny how many sport events I’ve been attending the last months. I don’t even like sport! Anyway after the game we got picked up by our driver again and driven back to the ship, I spent a night away from the ship and woke up in huge king size bed Saturday morning, knowing I had the entire day off!!! So I met up with one of the cooks and after a descent breakfast at a typical American diner (not as good as in Mexico, I still miss “huevos a la Mexicana”). We went to MOMA… I must admit I wasn’t impressed, as I walked around in there looking at all these paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet, Miró, Warhol, Jasper Johns… etc I was thinking to myself “Oh my God they’re taking the piss on me, this can’t be real, is this really fine art and worth a fortune??” I didn’t dare to say that out loud, I was surrounded by an Ih and Oh crowd of people who seemed to feel very differently about it, at least they looked interested and awed by the fact that they where looking at the works of “great masters” very artsy and hip… I didn’t feel comfortable; I was totally out of place… I much rather go for a walk trough a scruffy neighbourhood looking at graffiti and random “sculptures” that somebody made to brighten up a grey building, to me, that’s art! The one thing I did like though was the few kids at just the right age… you know that age where they are critical to what they’re looking at, asking questions, why is her head square? Why is the sun blue? Why is the clocks melting? Or just beautiful comments like… “That don’t look like a man, that looks like a mad dog in a catfight” or “Mom, this picture says OOF it’s missing the ARGH then it would be just like my favourite cartoon” or “why is this painting just black? There’s nothing on it, is that on purpose?” the dad answered “yes my dear the painter is trying to express how he feels about blahblahblah and the kid patiently listened then nodded and added “ hmm I think that the painter must have been very sad, maybe if he had painted it yellow dots on it he would’ve felt better”. Those small conversations made it all worthwhile… the parents desperately trying to explain the wonders of a certain, to me, boring painting and the kids blunt but very honest replies was just great!
I truly didn’t see anything in those paintings and when a tour guide explained why Monet was so fund of painting something as “boring” as water I got so upset that it ruined the rest of the of it… Water is not boring, the beauty of it is that it changes all the time, the colours can be anything from different shades of brown, to all shades of blue or green even red and yellow to gold and silver sometimes it’s even pitch black or all white, all depending on what kind of water you look at, rivers, deep water, confined waters, falls lakes, ponds, streams, coastal waters, salt water, fresh water, even the water in a bathtub can be amazing! What also influences how water looks like is what the bottom looks like, is it sand, rocks, coral reef, mud, a combination… Where in the world are you looking at water? What’s the temperature? Is it a sunny day in the Caribbean or a rainy day in The North Sea? what time a year, what time a day, what kind of weather is it… there’s a million things that influences how water looks like… but it changes all the time, even in Monet’s little pond in his back yard, he saw the beauty of it, he saw the changes and that’s one thing I can understand why he wanted to capture and keep it forever that way… I’m sorry that some stupid little Artsy freak, who is probably studying art in books and boring museums with big white walls spends more time looking at other peoples impressions on how our world looks like than actually looking at it herself…
I left with a feeling of being robbed or made fun of…So I think the next art thing, exhibition or museum I will go to, will be in a kinder garden , at least kids don’t pretend to be anything that they’re not or to have any deeper meanings with what they’re doing… they’re just putting colours on a piece of paper, it us “grown ups” who try to put a meaning into everything and that meaning and those colours come with a price tag that’s usually completely ridiculous… So I did get something out of it, I don’t think I like what most people calls art. It’s overrated by a long shot and to me a waste of time… the real thing, whether it’s water, humans, trees or something is usually the one thing that counts for me…! Sorry Grandpa, I don’t get the meaning of the so-called ART!!!
Anyway it’s dinner time, and I’m off tonight so I think I’ll head for lower east side and get something to eat and look around maybe a find some street art to look at, maybe that will mean something to me…
It’s now the 7th, I’m back at the gangway, the same spot as yesterday… I want to finish my story about why I shouldn’t be complaining!
So I had a nice day off, the other day I enjoyed it a lot, but the one thing I really wanted to do, I did get to… I just wanted to start at Union Square and walk down Broadway, Bowery and maybe Lafayette. But I didn’t had the time, in the end. I had to be back at the pier to catch mooring lines at 18.30 and 40 minutes later I was having a beer at an irish pub, and then dinner at great Indian place on lower east side… So about here is where I start complaining.! I had a day off, I had a great time and in total I “owe” the ship 10hours of work. But the rest of my watch had 3hours off the same day, and 6 hours of yesterday and 2 hours off today!!! So eh I would say that I’ve paid my dues. But No, No… I’m far from done, tonight we have a cocktail party onboard and I have to stay here as part of a fireteam. Ridiculous!! Everybody has been given a lot of time off several hours everyday and because I had one day off, I get to pay back double! That’s not really fair I think, on the other hand I shouldn’t complain too much, then it might won’t happen again or then somebody else might not get a the same opportunity. Maybe next time I’m the one who gets off all the time!!!
Oh well here’s the next 8 lucky ones waiting for the limo and then they can go to Yankees vs Tampa bay Rays… I’m desperately trying to get internet, there’s several hot spots but eh it doesn’t seem to work! So eh I guess I’ll try later or maybe when we get to Boston! We’re leaving tomorrow, the forecast predicts head winds and lots of it. So it’ll be a hoot!!! Boring, motoring for 48hours against wind and current and heading North!!! Grr it’ll be a cold one…!
Oh well I got relieved at the gangway now, and I’m in a pissy mood because I can’t leave the ship anymore before departure… I could leave at 21 but I have a night watch from midnight-04 so eh I guess there won’t be any more cruising around NYC!!! Damn it… anyway I think I better stop complaining! Oh Actually I had a great night yesterday… I went out for a few beers with the Bosun who just got back from Mexico and later the cook joined us, So eh it was the Mexican trio again, we got pretty smashed, but had a great time. It was nice to be out with them again, I kinda missed it, without even realizing it. We ended up in strange bar in the meatpacking district, only a few blocks away, and by the time we left, the two barkeepers where so busy dancing on the desk and pouring Tequila down somebody’s throat, that we left without paying the bill. It wasn’t intentional, we all thought that somebody else had paid… but eh we managed to just walk out of there in to a cab and then back to the ship. We didn’t even think about before this morning when we tried to find out who paid what and if it was kinda even… I had a bit of a hangover this morning, but luckily we where back before 2 so I got enough sleep! And I was on time this morning…
But it was a great night out and it was great to be with the guys again!!!
My fingers are almost numb so I think I’ll pack up, get something to eat, (it’s dinner time already) and then hide in my bunk and then maybe I’ll be in a better mood when I go on watch tonight!!!
Until then… enjoy!
*Ninon
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Still in Baltimore...
Well eh nice! today the internet connection actually works... fantastic!
we're still in Baltimore, but tomorrow morning we'll leave and head for New York!!!
That's gonna be an interresting sail... and apperantly we got a prime spot in NYC, Chelsea piers if anybody knows where that is. I hope that the program will be just as easy as it was here, service department had a lot of work, but the nautical dep. can hardly do anything when we have guests onboard, so we've had a lot of time off in between all the cleaning!
it's our duty to clean the ´deck, and the toilets.. etc so the second the first part of the daily program was finished and the guests had left.. a white tornado sweeped over deck and within a few hours we've been ready for the second round... we've had days with both a big lunch reception and later a dinner. so in average about 200-250 guests on a daily basis! sunday we had open ship, 800 people walked over the deck in 4 hours, it sounds like a lot, but really it was way below the normal standard... which is about a couple of thousands!!! yes, the record is about 3000!!! and they're only allowed to see the deck!!! crazy!
For you who haven't seen th eship and was looking forward to see it in Copenhagen, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed to learn that the program has changed, we're not going to DK this year!! Unfortunately, i would have liked to show it to you all!
well i haven't got a lot to say tonight!!! its about 4.30 in the morning i have some toilets to clean... æv! I don't feel like cleaning toilets again and some banners and stuff i need to take away! I don't really feel like it so I've been stalling it for a bit, but i guess that "they" (Officers especially) will be very teleurgesteld (means disapointed, one the few words i can say in dutch, i've learned how to say, I'm not mad, just very, very disappointed. hehe it was so funny the first few times, now it's like an old joke that keeps repeating itself) if i don't get it all done... after all i am a quartermaster and therefore a so-called rolemodel! who would have thought that I would end up in position where i was considered a rolemodel!!!
Just found out that my little sister just moved away from home... oh my god, how time flies, I remember when she was this tiny little girl who slept in my bed at night, all of a sudden i feel so old, and a little jealoux, after all i still live at home, on mama's sofa!!! (it is a nice sofa though) eh something's wrong with that picture... my 18year old sister has her own place, i soon turn 26 and I don't! oh well I'm hardly ever home, i guess that's why!
it's a bit strange to know that in about 5 weeks when i get back i haven't been home since the end of Nov, it seems like forever! so many things has happened, so many new experiences, so many places i've been since then!
Oh maybe i should mention that i'm kinda getting used to being back here, i was right, it did get easier when i got to Baltimore. So now Mexico seems so far away! but oh my did I love it there...
I still have a little bit of a hard time with all these people every where at all times... so I've asked the office to book my flight a few days after i get off the ship in Faro, Portugal... So I'm looking forward to a few days doing nothing but enjoying myself and getting used to the thought of coming home again... it's been about 6months but so many things has happened that it seems much longer. So not only time is a factor, actually it's more the things that has happened!
So i'll see if i can find a nice little hostel, with a big bed and a tv, there i'll digest everything that has happened to me, since i left half a lifetime ago! Maybe go out for a walk, and something nice to eat and then go back... no big plans, just BE. eh can hardly wait. But before i get that far, i still have NYC, Boston And an Atlantic crossing to do... so eh i guess there will be a lot more to "digest" and absorbe by the time i hit that hotelroom with a big bed and a tv.
Oh well he it seems i did have something to say after all...
It doesn't happen often that i have nothing to say, i have a tendency of talking way to much!!!
soh and by the way our RHIB is the rubberboat with an outboard engine that we use as a MOB boat (Man-Over-Board) for fast tenders ashore, tender to guests snorkeling/swimming... etc it's easier to handle than the sloops, both with manouvers and putting it in/taking it out of the water... it doesn't take as many persons of course, but it's faster and usually much more fun to "drive" than a sloop. the sloop still reminds me of when i was a watertaxi driver back home!
Oh well the toilets are calling i better get back to work!
Oh and i'm not sure if i can upload that pic of my tattoo but eh i'll see what i can do, when i'm done with the cleaning!!!
take care and have fun... Spring is on it's way!!! after spring comes summer and sunshine, it can't be long before we again see the sun shine over CPH...
*Ninon
we're still in Baltimore, but tomorrow morning we'll leave and head for New York!!!
That's gonna be an interresting sail... and apperantly we got a prime spot in NYC, Chelsea piers if anybody knows where that is. I hope that the program will be just as easy as it was here, service department had a lot of work, but the nautical dep. can hardly do anything when we have guests onboard, so we've had a lot of time off in between all the cleaning!
it's our duty to clean the ´deck, and the toilets.. etc so the second the first part of the daily program was finished and the guests had left.. a white tornado sweeped over deck and within a few hours we've been ready for the second round... we've had days with both a big lunch reception and later a dinner. so in average about 200-250 guests on a daily basis! sunday we had open ship, 800 people walked over the deck in 4 hours, it sounds like a lot, but really it was way below the normal standard... which is about a couple of thousands!!! yes, the record is about 3000!!! and they're only allowed to see the deck!!! crazy!
For you who haven't seen th eship and was looking forward to see it in Copenhagen, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed to learn that the program has changed, we're not going to DK this year!! Unfortunately, i would have liked to show it to you all!
well i haven't got a lot to say tonight!!! its about 4.30 in the morning i have some toilets to clean... æv! I don't feel like cleaning toilets again and some banners and stuff i need to take away! I don't really feel like it so I've been stalling it for a bit, but i guess that "they" (Officers especially) will be very teleurgesteld (means disapointed, one the few words i can say in dutch, i've learned how to say, I'm not mad, just very, very disappointed. hehe it was so funny the first few times, now it's like an old joke that keeps repeating itself) if i don't get it all done... after all i am a quartermaster and therefore a so-called rolemodel! who would have thought that I would end up in position where i was considered a rolemodel!!!
Just found out that my little sister just moved away from home... oh my god, how time flies, I remember when she was this tiny little girl who slept in my bed at night, all of a sudden i feel so old, and a little jealoux, after all i still live at home, on mama's sofa!!! (it is a nice sofa though) eh something's wrong with that picture... my 18year old sister has her own place, i soon turn 26 and I don't! oh well I'm hardly ever home, i guess that's why!
it's a bit strange to know that in about 5 weeks when i get back i haven't been home since the end of Nov, it seems like forever! so many things has happened, so many new experiences, so many places i've been since then!
Oh maybe i should mention that i'm kinda getting used to being back here, i was right, it did get easier when i got to Baltimore. So now Mexico seems so far away! but oh my did I love it there...
I still have a little bit of a hard time with all these people every where at all times... so I've asked the office to book my flight a few days after i get off the ship in Faro, Portugal... So I'm looking forward to a few days doing nothing but enjoying myself and getting used to the thought of coming home again... it's been about 6months but so many things has happened that it seems much longer. So not only time is a factor, actually it's more the things that has happened!
So i'll see if i can find a nice little hostel, with a big bed and a tv, there i'll digest everything that has happened to me, since i left half a lifetime ago! Maybe go out for a walk, and something nice to eat and then go back... no big plans, just BE. eh can hardly wait. But before i get that far, i still have NYC, Boston And an Atlantic crossing to do... so eh i guess there will be a lot more to "digest" and absorbe by the time i hit that hotelroom with a big bed and a tv.
Oh well he it seems i did have something to say after all...
It doesn't happen often that i have nothing to say, i have a tendency of talking way to much!!!
soh and by the way our RHIB is the rubberboat with an outboard engine that we use as a MOB boat (Man-Over-Board) for fast tenders ashore, tender to guests snorkeling/swimming... etc it's easier to handle than the sloops, both with manouvers and putting it in/taking it out of the water... it doesn't take as many persons of course, but it's faster and usually much more fun to "drive" than a sloop. the sloop still reminds me of when i was a watertaxi driver back home!
Oh well the toilets are calling i better get back to work!
Oh and i'm not sure if i can upload that pic of my tattoo but eh i'll see what i can do, when i'm done with the cleaning!!!
take care and have fun... Spring is on it's way!!! after spring comes summer and sunshine, it can't be long before we again see the sun shine over CPH...
*Ninon
Baltimore 30th of March
Baltimore 30st of March 2008
Well eh i actually do have internet connection, but it’s running so incredibly slow, that i can’t be bothered!!!
Another gangway watch… it’s freaking cold, I’m wearing 2 sweaters and woollen socks in the day time, but still I see people in shorts and t-shirts… Crazy!!! All pale and maybe a bit blueish, but hey according to the calendar it’s spring and since the sun is shining it must be warm…!! But they’re wrong, so, so wrong!!! It’s still freaking cold! The weather is beautiful, clear blue sky and sunshine, you need your sunglasses for sure but it’s not warm!!!
Some wise guy once said, “everybody’s talking about the weather, but nobody is doing anything about it…” clever! So eh enough about it, I can’t change it, only put on more clothes!!!
The Program for Baltimore has been very easy going, not too much for the deck crew, we’ve had a lot of time off and I managed to get my tattoo, since I’m keeping mom mystified about it, I won’t tell you what it is… but I can tell this much, it’s small, but very beautiful, it’s on my foot and it means a lot to me! I’ll see if I can upload a picture, when the connection is better…
Be right back have to wake up the next nightwatches…!!! Jubiii 20 min to go!
Well they’re both awake and the coffee is almost done, so it’ll be ready when they stumble to the crewmess in a few minutes…
We have 2 gangway watches at night, in the US… some laws and regulations we have to apply with. Usually it’s nice with some time to yourself, but it’s okay being 2, depending who the other one is of course!
Well I think I’ll stop for now, and pack up so I can go straight to bed in a few minutes when I’m done with the handover…
Good night!!! I guess it’s my turn to try to keep my head cold and my feet warm!!!
Ninon
Well eh i actually do have internet connection, but it’s running so incredibly slow, that i can’t be bothered!!!
Another gangway watch… it’s freaking cold, I’m wearing 2 sweaters and woollen socks in the day time, but still I see people in shorts and t-shirts… Crazy!!! All pale and maybe a bit blueish, but hey according to the calendar it’s spring and since the sun is shining it must be warm…!! But they’re wrong, so, so wrong!!! It’s still freaking cold! The weather is beautiful, clear blue sky and sunshine, you need your sunglasses for sure but it’s not warm!!!
Some wise guy once said, “everybody’s talking about the weather, but nobody is doing anything about it…” clever! So eh enough about it, I can’t change it, only put on more clothes!!!
The Program for Baltimore has been very easy going, not too much for the deck crew, we’ve had a lot of time off and I managed to get my tattoo, since I’m keeping mom mystified about it, I won’t tell you what it is… but I can tell this much, it’s small, but very beautiful, it’s on my foot and it means a lot to me! I’ll see if I can upload a picture, when the connection is better…
Be right back have to wake up the next nightwatches…!!! Jubiii 20 min to go!
Well they’re both awake and the coffee is almost done, so it’ll be ready when they stumble to the crewmess in a few minutes…
We have 2 gangway watches at night, in the US… some laws and regulations we have to apply with. Usually it’s nice with some time to yourself, but it’s okay being 2, depending who the other one is of course!
Well I think I’ll stop for now, and pack up so I can go straight to bed in a few minutes when I’m done with the handover…
Good night!!! I guess it’s my turn to try to keep my head cold and my feet warm!!!
Ninon
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