Starting awfully early this morning, I am now back aboard the Cygnus, starting my 4 week shift. We're currently alongside in Aberdeen fitting the equipment necessary to accommodate this neat little thing. Still curious about it's weight including A-Frame, hopefully it will be provided tomorrow.
The vessel is bristling with life, people running all over the place, carrying welding torches, and angle grinders. A welcome change since last time, when there were less activity. Things are coming together and we will shortly be leaving the docks heading out to sea, ready for whatever work is in store for us.
Another change since last time, is the arrival of our new uniform shirts, we are now strolling about the vessel, carrying the proper insignia for our positions. Making it easy for visitors to spot who is who. When we carry the amount of visitors and newcomers, as we do now, it's a greatly improvement of safety that the ships crew is easily identified.
It needs some time to turn my mind from the normal laid back state I'm in when I'm home, to the alert state needed aboard. Some may think that the job consist of the random pushing of buttons. For the random bystander it may look like it, but do not forget to take into account all considerations taken before each button push.
The food is still excellent, which gives me some trouble since I have decided that I will loose another 10 kilos before commencement of the bikini season. But hey, if it was an easy job anyone could do it. I've already started nicely, and have already lost close to 4 kilos, last 4 weeks, of course at home, when I had to cook myself. I will now shortly be heading for the gym, punishing myself for the dessert I should have passed. I'll never learn.
Life is full of temptations, which either are fattening, or sinful.
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