Megan the Nautie Mermate
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A LADY SAILOR
The good: We're getting underway today. The bad: I have to turn my phone back off.
I can't tell you how great having my phone on in port is - even if it's data only.
This port has been a doozy. I definitely got some sea stories out of the deal.
This port is disgusting. I can't wait to drop the lines and say adios. Does anyone have a hacksaw? If so I'll start cutting the lines now....why wait for line handlers?!
The good news: the package is aboard!
There's been a lot of anchoring around here lately. Sometimes, the call to go to anchor is a sweet one - it might mean you'll get a tiny bit of sleep before entering port.
Sometimes, the call to heave anchor is a bitter one - it might mean you get called out in the middle of the night which means cargo operations will keep you up the rest of the night and into the morning.
If the latter occurs then you should be lucky if you have an international data plan so that you can take a night photo using your hipstamatic iPhone app and then post it on your blog. It might make that bitter call just a little sweeter.
I can't tell you how amazing it is to be back in The Med. I'm sitting on the bow and this amazing thing is happening to me right now....
...there's a cool breeze hitting my face.
No lie. A cool breeze!
Today is one of those days at sea where you know you have to 'sleep fast'. The problem with sleep fast days is that you can never sleep fast! There are just too many things racing through your head and besides you know you're going to get called out in the middle of the night!
The votes are in! Nautie Friends, join me in reading our next Nautie Books selection:
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hellenbrand.
I've been on quite the Non-Fiction tear lately and I'm glad you all were ready to hop on the band wagon!
Let's set a completion goal of September 30th.