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Port Call; Bitung February 2007
And to think it was just three months ago that I was without work and about to lose my house to the bank. And then this job comes along, saves the house, and here I am on a boat in Indonesia heading t...More...
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posted Aug 27, 2008 5:20AM
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jelltex

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Riding the whitecaps off Peterhead
Just a quick update for you; and many thanks to those that wrote yesterday.
After 24 hours either sailing towards or around the Moray Firth, we are now heading down the Cambrian coast to Peterhead ...More...
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posted Aug 25, 2008 1:09AM
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jelltex

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The plan
By the time I finish writing this then plan will have changed.
I will try to keep you posted.
The plan has changed several times over the last 24 hours; weather forecasts have been read and igno...More...
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posted Aug 24, 2008 1:00AM
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jelltex

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Panic over
I can't really explain why I worked myself into such a state the other night about getting off.
Well, I do. The chief mate was doing a little stirring and sharing tales of folks who had missed thei...More...
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posted Aug 22, 2008 8:27PM
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jelltex

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On Life
I guess what I now realise how fragile things can be. Just a monebts lack of concentration out on the sea and things can go wrong very quickly.
We were doing a task we had been doing all night, and...More...
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posted Aug 17, 2008 6:56AM
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jelltex

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To Hull and back
Or our ship broke.
I say ship because if we say boat the captain gets really angry.
It's a ship.
I say captain but then he gets angry because he likes to be called Master.
And we don't hav...More...
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posted Aug 13, 2008 9:59PM
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jelltex

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The best of jobs, the worst of jobs
Someone wrote yesterday that they were jealous of my adventureous lifestyle. And indeed it can seem that it is wonderful. Don't get me wrong, this life makes all other things I do possible, for which ...More...
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posted Aug 11, 2008 9:14PM
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jelltex

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Land ho!
Yes, finally, the coast of Norway is in sight as we head into Bergen for the last time. It's an odd feeling to be finally coming to the end of this voyage, in just over 24 hours I will be home and so...More...
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posted Jul 8, 2008 9:39AM
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jelltex

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Jelltex in Charge
Be scared.
Very scared.
At sea no one can hear you scream
By some quirk of fate or just plain stupidity by someone at the office, someone has put yours truely in charge until Wednesday. I hav...More...
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posted Jul 6, 2008 8:17PM
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jelltex

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One week
In one week I will be home, back in dleightful Kent, back with Jools and our three demading cats.
There are times when it feels like I will be here on this ship forever, and yet times when i know t...More...
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posted Jul 3, 2008 11:25PM
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jelltex

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Under repair
So, here we are back in Kristiansund undergoing repairs.
Not that bad a deal, really. We worked hard all day yesterday doing our repairs. But, as it had been decided to stay of the sift pattern, w...More...
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posted Jul 2, 2008 3:16PM
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jelltex

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Working the midnight shift.
So, work has finished for the day as we move to another site and begin to survey all over again. So, I have time to sit and write a little.
Working out on deck can be a pleasure, especially at this...More...
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posted Jun 26, 2008 10:19PM
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Well it's just the pits....!
Pits...you know...pits??? CHERRY PITS SILLY!!! I was so tickled that I have a cherry tree in my front yard. Last year they got froze out but my gaud, this year...... I haven't pick...More...
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posted Jun 19, 2008 11:51PM
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Traveling...
Here it is, June 8th.... I talked to my boss today and he asked me to come to work Monday morning. It wouldn't be so bad if I lived close to where I have to work. It's 200 miles one way and with gas ...More...
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posted Jun 8, 2008 7:34AM
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