It seems that overnight the weather around here has just …turned. I’m sure it couldn’t have happened that quickly, but it feels like it has. Last cruise we were still walking around in shorts and light jackets…and this cruise?
Let’s just say we all layered up for drill this morning.
We’ve been having a lot of drills this week, because we’re transitting to the new emergency system and it naturally has to be up and running before we “go live” with it next cruise. Sooo….drills drills and more drills. This morning my lifeboat team was standing somewhat huddled out of the cold in the shelter of one of the outside walls, and our deck officer – who is a super nice guy, always has a smile on his face, comes up to us and grins and says
So guys, are we lining up nicely or are we staying out of the cold?
Er…both?
Nice try. Git to yer boat!
That last was said completely in the same tone that a not-really-upset mother would tell a pouting child to “get to your room”
So we shuffled back into the wind and stood there shivering for the rest of the hour, despite being layered up in winter jackets.
That said, despite the chill in the air, it is still lovely here. The fall colours are just starting to turn, by next week or the week after I’m sure we’ll be surrounded by a fire of reds and oranges with the green of summer long behind us. Since Amras left last turn around port, I’m spending most of my port days just catching up on the extra admin projects I’m doing for Head Office. Sadly, my dear friend Toffy transferred out of our department this week, – man will she ever be missed – but she left me with a few projects to tie up the loose ends on for her replacement, and I – as ever – refuse to let her down. Therefore I actually had a pleasurable morning sitting with a cinnamon roll and a single serving pot of earl grey, looking up all the necessary titles for next season’s fleet-wide book club (yup, I do that), so that I can send it off to the Office next week. There’s a little café in this port that Amras introduced me to which is just far enough off the beaten track that usually only locals go there…
Yup, I’m just that much of a nerd, my idea of relaxation is Admin work!
“Heaven isn’t it”
Don’t you love those spots that are enough off the beaten path that they’re mostly locals. I think back to Hog & the Pound, or Rossies, and at a certain point, Garrick’s.