Well I am now back at sea, I have joined an old ship but they have recently changed the whole interior. The old bar that looked like the front room of a country pub has been replaced by a bar that wouldn't look out of place in an airport lounge. To be fair they have done a resonable job on the cabins and have thankfully avoided metal furniture infavour of wood.
The first few days onboard are always hard, this time espeacially so as I am really missing Debbie and our little Elizabeth. It doesn't help that the programme this trip will be horrible with FOST onboard for about half of it. As for my role onboard, well thankfully I am Ops but due to the usual screw ups I am sort of covering the Navigator as well. I have an N2 who will do all the navigation but I still have the responsibility for it. As for my handover it was okay but there are lots of things that I will be changing to make things run better.
I think the only plus side for this trip is that I will be around the UK coast, so it should give me the chance to see my two ladies. If I am lucky I may even get a 72 so that I spend time with Debbie and Elizabeth, and mybe even mow the grass and take the little boy for a walk. I may even manage to get a pint of rattler down the Green Dragon.
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