Last Full Day at Sea ?
Rik
Sat 2 Dec 2023 16:59
I feel I should now point out that my original ship’s watch schedule, created back in October, ends at 09:00 on day 17 (3rd December) about the time we will reach the Marina at St George’s ! Just saying.
Someone asked me what flying fish look like, so here is a picture. Apparently there are about 70 different species of flying fish!
We are now so close to Grenada and I’m very excited to get there and have a beer or two. However there is a part of me that would happily carry on, I simply love it out here! I therefore asked the crew if they were glad it was nearly over or would they be happy to carry on? Answers ranged from, “Yes that’s enough for me” to “No, can we do the Pacific” the others all had mixed emotions, happy to be going ashore but would miss life on the ocean.
I also asked what they had missed, to which answers included; My bed, my horse, my dogs, my friends and family, peace and quiet and “nothing but I will when I get off”.
Then, what are you looking forward to when it’s over, top answer was rum punch and beer (not necessarily in that order). Then a wide variety, including; getting home, my horse, my dogs, peace and quiet, not bumping in to things, walking in a straight line. No prizes for guessing which two said “Going out for dinner and not cooking or washing up”
On our last full day, after three days without a sniff, Fishy Dicky finally caught a fish for supper !!
Another student passes out of filleting school !
And finally…….I’m afraid it’s highly likely there may not be an blog tomorrow, as celebrations may prevent it, so I will leave you with a final thought from the bosun for now.
