I had meant to take photos of my berthing area on the boat. I had meant to also take photos of the engine room to share with those interested with that sort of thing. Unfortunately, this hitch was the hitch of "I can't be arsed" in which I couldn't be arsed to do anything productive (besides actually working) mostly because the people I worked with would slam doors during the time I would be sleeping, one of the worst things about working 6pm to 6am. Another bad thing about working 6pm to 6am when it's winter time in Brazil is the complete lack of sun. Thankfully I stole pictures from the Captain, although there weren't many I felt I could use in the blog.
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| Photo stolen from the Captain. I can take no credit for its orangey existence |
Anyway, hitch was a bit of a rough one. The month on my second boat started out flat calm. Then, possibly because of the whistling crew (guys, it's bad luck to whistle on boats) the wind began to pick up a little bit.
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| As you can see from the maximum wind on the right side of those there anemometers, we had just a little brisk wind. Just enough to knock your hats off. Nah, I'm kidding, 98 kts? We could have flown the deck cadet like a kite if we tied enough line around her waist. |
Thankfully the hitch ended and I got home without any delays this time, although I did finish a pair of socks the last time my flight took 8 hours instead of 3.
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| Yep, finally finished these socks. |
I've two months off, which is great because I'm finally able to buy a house! And be in Maine for the closing! That'll be in September, so be wary of the house project photos I'll start posting. I'm sure it'll be something along the lines of "Oh, I'm just here fixing the shingles on my garage roof....here are the photos of me messing up and falling through the roof...and here are the photos of me using the phone book to find a contractor to fix my mistakes." Good times.
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| Also going to be included are photos of the crafts I'll make to decorate the house. This was done with coffee and a fern and about a metric ton of Mod Podge. |
