Category Archives: diary

The last information was that leaving would be 600 but at 400, I heard the engine turn high and a look out of the window showed the first movement. In the evening, I had tried to establish forwarding from gmail … Continue reading →

This was maybe the worst night so far, the ship was rolling from side to side and also in times when I was not frightened that it would sink, I couldn’t sleep, because the swell tried to throw me out … Continue reading →

After breakfast I met the chief engineer on the gangway, and he asked me if I still want to make a tour to the engine etc. Of course, I said yes but honestly, I must tell you that I had … Continue reading →

During the night and most of the day, the swell was strong but most of the time coming from the front. The movement of the ship is impressive but less frightening than the side to side rolling that will start … Continue reading →

A good day, some wind but not clouds and nothing distracting me from work until noon. I went to the gym and weight 77,6kg and after running in the treadmill the scale said 78,1kg, which just say how hard it … Continue reading →

It was a working day outside and inside. Inside not continuously, because of outside: I wanted to catch some moments, for example the fixation of the containers. But I missed two of those moments in the morning, because I was … Continue reading →

Bad dreams – why? Is the rocking shacking, trembling and rumpling inspiring them? Do I have contemplation to go through stressful moments and deal with them? It rained heavily many times, you could see the dark clouds hanging down to … Continue reading →

At 5:50 I heard the alarm rang with the sound of my phone, only at lower volume. So first, I thought I would have covered it, but then I remembered that this is impossible, it was directly beside me and … Continue reading →

Although I had been awake until the ship had been finally arriving at 1 a.m., I couldn’t sleep longer than until 5 a.m.  So, there will be a lack of energy and motivation accompanying me through this day. First symptom: … Continue reading →