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True to form the Belfast crew brought good humour and a great sense of fun to the ship, and moreover they had a good work ethic and were keen to learn. They quickly fitted into the ships routine, notwithstanding the usual tidiness and noise issues. Fortunately the weather remained calm in the early days of the voyage and the incide…
Having just retired I intend to embark on a twelve month adventure around the world using various modes of transport, trains planes and automobiles plus ships,Tallships and any other means I can use to get from A to B. I shall be joined in various phases of the jouney by family, friends and old colleagues.
Please feel free to browse the blog, admire the views and to coin an old phrase 'wish you were here'.
Doddy
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True to form the Belfast crew brought good humour and a great sense of fun to the ship, and moreover they had a good work ethic and were keen to learn. They quickly fitted into the shi…
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What I had failed to mention when we left Charleston was that my role on the ship changed. No longer on the punishing three watch system, I became a 'dodgy' day worker having been aske…
We left Charleston for Boston in the blazing sunshine with the usual wellwishers in tow but made preparations for stormy weather ahead. Safety lines would be required and crew began affixing r…
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Charleston met our expectations in terms of the weather, hot and very humid, indeed to the point of being oppressive. Temperaturdes touching 100 degrees with 80% humidity made our visi…