Fear is creeping around inside of me. Like the fear I had of quitting my job, the fear of getting rid of my dog, fear of leaving my grandparent’s comfortable home, fear of getting rid of my possessions, fear of leaving my vehicle and heading west, and fear of getting on this ship. It is…
A humorous occurrence this morning Alfred, the Chief mate, had his wife board yesterday. They are going to Long Beach for a vacation. Early this A.M. I must say from my glimpses in, Alfred’s cabin was cleaner than it had been the entire trip. It had looked clean to me but she may require spotless.…
We are on our way to Felixstowe and I am packed up and ready to go. Upon arriving I hope to get some pounds and groceries for my trip to London. The towel must stay behind. As I drink, the lesser amount of water, the lesser amount of weight. As I travel, I hope to…
We spent the day in Hamburg. One bus and two subway rides took us to down town where we got Scott already for his departure tomorrow. We found the hostel and I got a hosteling book for Europe that cost eight dollars. Then we had lunch at a Swiss restaurant Graham picked out. He is…
We will be leaving the English Channel this P.M. and getting into the North Sea. I am glad that I got my cap, just today when departing; it was a noticeable difference between hot and cold. https://sites.google.com/site/archetypealgorithm/
Yesterday we went to the duty-free shop just outside the port. I found a much-needed hat to keep my head warm, other than that, I might just take it easy today. We left Rotterdam port five hours behind the Atlas schedule. I must say that I like the Danish. They seem to take frequent breaks…
When we arrived in Rotterdam, a helicopter, while we were underway brought aboard the ship’s pilot, via lowering them from a cable; the kind of stuff you see on television. I had never been, before, that close to a flying helicopter, feeling the wind caused by the whipping rotor as it hung slightly overhead. Your…
We are back under sail from Le Havre. It was a wonderful town on a quiet Sunday afternoon. They were having a feast; I think it relates to a festival, that the town has once a year. I walked until I reached the beach, then I just walked around some more, through the houses and…