At Sea

A night of satisfaction, few beers in comfy bar, good meal surprisingly. After thinking we got the Land Rover safely on board just found out they dropped the big hook off the loading crane onto the bonnet, its made a hell of a mess of it too. Bent the bulkhead out and pushed the bonnet … Continue reading »

Saw chief officer today about the damage to LD had a few beers with him in the process. He had already got a full report down with the insurance agents, with the extent and measurements of the damage, and one copy left in the port. So we should be able to claim ok. Its unbelievable … Continue reading »

Payed a visit to the bridge, invited up by the chief officer, he gave us an informative look around. He’s a decent bloke only 27 and already has the qualifications to be captain. Its pretty boring all day now not a lot to do except read. I’ve stopped going in for lunch its too much … Continue reading »

Wrote a letter today to Pauline’s parents in the hope they will reply to me in Singapore. Making good time on board now should be near the Nicobar Islands tomorrow. Made copy of the third party damage sheet to be sent to the head office in Bombay. After a couple of Brandies today my stomach trouble seems to have cleared … Continue reading »

Went down into engine room ! like a visit into hell! The temp down there must have been 190degrees Fahrenheit above the engines. But in the room about 110,  the handrails too hot to hold. Main shaft leaking they tried to fix it in Madras by a diver going down  but in typical Indian fashion they made it worse. … Continue reading »

Last day and night on the boat so we made the most of it, we all had a win on the Bingo to round off the night, had a good few beers and a sing song only 1 of the scouts joined in but it was quite good, Then after breaking the glass topped table … Continue reading »

Good day on board a good crowd all round. Alan moved in pretty quick with Rosy, she’s nice. Night time a dance was organised which was a success, even for me I think. Bought 40 cans of beer and took them up to the swimming pool and continued on up there, it turned into a … Continue reading »

Clear of the Islands now passed between Sumatra and Jakarta now heading down the coast toward Java then Christmas Islands. Woke up with a real hangover (first since March 13th) made breakfast ok, it was 4.30 this morning when we finally got to bed. Harry came to cabin to finish discussion. Deck tennis most of the day, have blisters … Continue reading »

Cant remember much about anything, and its now Monday!!

How can I explain a night like this even to myself? 6.45 we are contemplating what we are going to dress up as for the Fancy Dress Ball ( I am drunk as I write this) We’ve got nothing, so with a blanket a burnt cork and Malay knife, blow me if I didn’t win … Continue reading »

Coming quickly to an end now, the weather gets colder as we approach Australia. It’s been a good trip on board and passed too quick. I’ve really enjoyed myself and now the prospect of finally arriving in Aussie worries me a bit. Spend most of the day playing deck tennis and swimming, and held the bar … Continue reading »