Norfolk
So, we're in Norfolk. Or, really, not even that, we're in Portsmouth, wich is just north of Norfolk, a ten-minute ferry ride away. Here there is a lot to do. Not. Haven't found any fun clubs, shopping - been there and done that now, though I did manage to FINALLY find a new camera. Hooray for me. Took me long enough to find the model I wanted in any-color-but-pink *allergic to pink*. I got myself a Sony Cybershot again, but this time 5xoptical zoom (old one is 3x) and a very funny function called smilie-seeker or something. If you turn it on, and smile at the camera, it takes a picture (laughed myself silly for a few minutes when I was playing with the functions and found that one=)
We're now in dry-dock (in a manner of speaking - we're really on a wagon on land, but it kind of amounts to the same thing; no water under the keel, poor chefie has no aircon in his galley, the big walk-in fridges and freezer are offline, getting supplies onboard is a bit of a mission, etc). Mostly doing engineering stuff, and inspections, and a bit of cleaning on the deck side. Since we got absolutely hammered on the way up here (Captain runs of for a few days to run a marathon, and every time we move with the relief captains we get slammed), the boat i S A L T Y, and I haven't been able to give it the good, thorough clean it desperately needs since we were too busy preparing other stuff in the beginning, then someone stole our deck water pump for service so I had to run around with buckets to get the water I needed - and no way I was going to wash down a boat like that - and now when it's finally back and working again, we got yard workers grinding and painting on the hull, so I'm not allowed to toss any water overboard and get them wet... Just sanded a few of the decks, which makes me happy we didn't wash the boat down last weekend since we're now _covered_ in teak dust. But now they've finished with that, so I'm having an early start tomorrow to rinse the dust off. I think the latest plan is to have a couple of dayworkers in on Sat or so to wash down the boat. Can't wait for it...
This is from the crossing. There should be a fore peak, jackstaff, bell, anchor winches and some other stuff there somewhere... Though sometime the bell was ripped off... That's a first, so now we have to repair it and find someone to make us a new bell rope (fockeldrevsudd in Swedish). At least we didn't have tooo much damage. Could've been worse=)
Anyone wondering why we started to leak some saltwater into the bridge?=)
I've managed to start my training (again), since there's not much else to do around here. too bad that they haven't really made the city for people who want to excersize; after going for about 12min in the safe direction you end up by the Navy hospital, and then you have to turn back home again. Luckily they're kind enough to let me in to run on their track if I bring my military id with me, so I don't have to feel like I'm going back and forth on a boring strecth of pavement all the time...
We'll see what happens when we're finished here. Depending on when we're finished, decision will be made on where we'll end up. Most likely not the Med, though, I'm sorry to say, though it's kind of nice to be here in the States as well, since every place I go here is new.
My next holiday home will be in August, I think. Not sure yet, as usual, but at least that's my aim. Until then, cheerios=)
We're now in dry-dock (in a manner of speaking - we're really on a wagon on land, but it kind of amounts to the same thing; no water under the keel, poor chefie has no aircon in his galley, the big walk-in fridges and freezer are offline, getting supplies onboard is a bit of a mission, etc). Mostly doing engineering stuff, and inspections, and a bit of cleaning on the deck side. Since we got absolutely hammered on the way up here (Captain runs of for a few days to run a marathon, and every time we move with the relief captains we get slammed), the boat i S A L T Y, and I haven't been able to give it the good, thorough clean it desperately needs since we were too busy preparing other stuff in the beginning, then someone stole our deck water pump for service so I had to run around with buckets to get the water I needed - and no way I was going to wash down a boat like that - and now when it's finally back and working again, we got yard workers grinding and painting on the hull, so I'm not allowed to toss any water overboard and get them wet... Just sanded a few of the decks, which makes me happy we didn't wash the boat down last weekend since we're now _covered_ in teak dust. But now they've finished with that, so I'm having an early start tomorrow to rinse the dust off. I think the latest plan is to have a couple of dayworkers in on Sat or so to wash down the boat. Can't wait for it...
This is from the crossing. There should be a fore peak, jackstaff, bell, anchor winches and some other stuff there somewhere... Though sometime the bell was ripped off... That's a first, so now we have to repair it and find someone to make us a new bell rope (fockeldrevsudd in Swedish). At least we didn't have tooo much damage. Could've been worse=)
Anyone wondering why we started to leak some saltwater into the bridge?=)
I've managed to start my training (again), since there's not much else to do around here. too bad that they haven't really made the city for people who want to excersize; after going for about 12min in the safe direction you end up by the Navy hospital, and then you have to turn back home again. Luckily they're kind enough to let me in to run on their track if I bring my military id with me, so I don't have to feel like I'm going back and forth on a boring strecth of pavement all the time...
We'll see what happens when we're finished here. Depending on when we're finished, decision will be made on where we'll end up. Most likely not the Med, though, I'm sorry to say, though it's kind of nice to be here in the States as well, since every place I go here is new.
My next holiday home will be in August, I think. Not sure yet, as usual, but at least that's my aim. Until then, cheerios=)