Ross James
25th December 2001 Apparently Christmas Day isn't much celebrated in Portugal, with Christmas Eve being the main event. Certainly on the boat it was a day like any other except there was more alcohol with lunch. Nonetheless I had a little Christmas morning for myself. The ridiculousness of it cheered me up. I felt … Continue reading Day 69
24th December 2001 It might be Christmas Eve, but that is no reason for Basil to change his routine, and so I was turfed out of bed early so that he could change the bedding. I really would be happy to change my own bedding, but he won't hear of it. Good old Basil. I … Continue reading Day 68
23rd December 2001 I lay awake for hours last night as it was rough and my mind was racing. I spent all of my wages and imaged so many scenarios of the day that we get to port, one of them is bound to play out in reality and I’ll experience a vivid sense of … Continue reading Day 67
22nd December 2001 It was rough during the night and I woke up regularly. At 7, or just after, I got up and went on the bridge to take a look at the lightening that had been flickering through my porthole. Ship’s time is about 2 hours behind what the time should be at this … Continue reading Day 66