Homeward Bound!

Ah, yes, one of my favorite views. Leaving the anchorage and the boat behind as I begin my journey home.

So, yesterday I started the journey home. We made our way into Rio de Janeiro yesterday morning where we immediately set up on DP so some contractors, who arrived as soon as we did, could do some tests on the DP system. The assumption was that we were going to sit in the anchorage until all the tests were completed instead of crew changing first thing. Thankfully, the crew relieving us showed up earlier than expected and we were able to leave. Finally being able to leave the boat and begin heading home is one of the best feelings in the world. Right up there with taking your shoes off after a day on your feet.

Unfortunately, it was too muggy to get any good pictures of Rio as we entered the bay. So I'll end this month's hitch with some more sunset or sunrise photos (mainly to placate my father who asks for pictures of the ocean even though I've tried telling him again and again that the ocean pretty much looks like the ocean on any day of the week) and a couple of photos I took when I had a day to visit the Christ the Redeemer Statue.

This sunset rated about an 8.7 out of 10. Plenty of pink, orange, and lavender to suit me. 

This is a sunrise from one of my previous hitches when we got up to a rig in order to either load groceries or finally pick up the cook. Once we were finished and started pulling away it got all cloudy and I managed to snap a photo of a rainbow. 

A sunset that kind of reminds me of the beginning of the Lion King. Because of that, I gave it a 8.9 out of 10.

Figured I'd share this photo. It's not the greatest because at the time the screen broke on my camera and I was shooting from the hip, so to speak. I was with a coworker, but the only photos I got from him were pictures of me trying to "high-five" the statue.

Currently, I'm sitting in the Atlanta airport waiting for my plan to start boarding. I hope to be home by 3pm at which time, I can get myself a ham Italian from Amato's (sort of a coming home ritual), take a shower, and attempt to stay awake until a decent time so I can get back on a good sleep schedule (darn you red-eye flights).