Monthly Archives: June 2019

342-344 Ship 18-20 27.-29.6.2019

342 ship 18 reaching Atlantic Ocean 27.6.2019 Yesterday, I had said to the chief officer that this was the first ship for me being always on time or even earlier. He explained that because of its dimension that vessel has … Continue reading

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341 in Algeciras 26.7.2019

At night, Jochen and I tried to find a position for him to sleep, but it was nearly impossible. He could only lean sitting near the wall and lay the hurt arm on some pillows. He is brave and I … Continue reading

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338-340 Ship 14-16 23.-25.6.2019

338 Ship 14 between Crete und Malta 23.6.2019 The last two days, I slept longer than before, awakening between 5:30 and 6, and I was less tired during the day. There are 10 days left on this trip to see … Continue reading

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days 335-337 20.-22.6.2019

335 Ship 11 approaching Suez 20.6.2019 In the morning, I used my Ukulele for singing Happy birthday to Jochen. Then I went to the ship’s office to check emails and found another long one from Pascal. Maybe we will manage … Continue reading

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332-334 Ship 06-08, 17.-19.6.2019

332 Ship 08 passing Somalia 17.6.2019 In the morning you could feel that we had arrived in the Gulf of Aden, the sea and the containers became silent. I wanted to make my morning-GPS-screen-shot but the phone was wet within … Continue reading

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329-331 Ship 05-07, 14.-16.6.2019

329 Ship 05 passing Maldives 14.6.2019 In the afternoon, I joined the passenger tea party in the passenger’s recreation room for the second time, the first time was on day 327 and I forgot to mention it. It was a … Continue reading

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325-328 on the Ship (Photos after arrival in July)

325 Ship (1) along Sumatra 10.6.2019 It was the most silent night on any ship so far. The ship is new and big and maybe the engine is far enough and the noise reduction very effective. My schedule can be … Continue reading

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324 boarding CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin 9.6.2019

Some circles occurred on this trip, smaller ones, like in Armenia, (going to and fro Karabach), in Iran (Tabriz – Umrieh and back), KL-Ipoh-KL, the Hongkong loop and Taichung -Taipei – Taichung. And the big ones between Melbourne-Sydney and finally … Continue reading

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323 back to Singapore 8.6.2019

Yesterday Dini had established contact to Faisal who also stayed in KL for a few days. We agreed to meet at the bus stop before I would leave. Hasmik and I made a last small sightseeing tour bringing us tour … Continue reading

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322 KL (3) Genting Highlands 7.6.2019

After breakfast we went to the Genting highlands that had been recommended to us. But first we saw only outlets and a vast building complex on top of the hill housing the biggest hotel in the world, the “First World … Continue reading

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