INTERNSHIP ~ Week 5 🚢 ⚓️✌🏻

Oh. My. God. This week went SO fast. I have no idea where it went!

We are underway to Ireland 🇮🇪 with a cargo hold full of Soja bean meel…. as you can see, the ship was filled by a sort of grain blower in the hold… it is pretty funny to see.

It took us a bit long to load in Kaliningrad because of the weather. As it is sensitive, the hatches were closed as soon as there were drops of rain…. so on gangway watch we spent time counting drops… part of the job.. I guess! ☔️

The last days in Russia 🇷🇺 were pretty long waiting for customs and clearance to come onboard and when they finally did they were 13 searching the vessel ! Its Crazy.

We had to go through a facecheck again and the officer looked at me and my seamans’s book: « so… you are French? » … well yes! 🤔 I was glad he could at read! But just wondered why he doubted I knew I was French haha! 😂

I am glad we are now underway. It is good to go sailing and leave the craziness of harbour behind get some rythm and rest: homework 📚 of course but also sleep 💤…. It is pretty interesting to see the vessel going through 30knots of wind and I then remember how it can also be fun on a sailing vessel ⛵️ but again pretty wet.. I will not be complaining for the few big waves that hig the vessel…. I still slept like a baby! 🌊

The sunset this evening by the south Orkney islands was amazing 🙌🏻. The sky and clouds offered impressive colours! Thank you 🌎 ♥️. This is a good reminder that life can also just « be » sometimes ;).

This is my last week before being on the dark side of age… I wish i could still postpone it for a bit. 😆 once again it will happen on a ship. I wish sometimes I could stop time. And just transport myself towards the people I want to be with … hmmhmh … 💭 😆 Hopefully no buckets of water or firehoses this time 😉 🚿

No worries, I am happy onboard and the crew I share my days with are really fun. I am glad I have met them! 🙂 even though I do miss my family and loved ones at home and over the pond(s) ♥️⚓️ 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🐕 🐈 🦜 please know that I do not forget you. Ever. And I do care about you deeply!

♥️ xxx 😃 @ Kirkwall