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Month: October 2008

Adrift in Italy

October 21, 2008 scott and becky 2 Comments

28 km, 2.5 hours We are off the ship and on dry land, but we are certainly feeling adrift in…

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Posted in: Journal, Visited Places

The waiting game

October 20, 2008 scott and becky Leave a comment

We are adrift outside the port of Gioia Tauro in Southern Italy. The ship arrived at 1 pm, and we…

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Posted in: Atlantic Ocean, Freighters, Journal, Visited Places

Equipment malfunctions

October 19, 2008 scott and becky Leave a comment

We never expected perfection from our equipment, but Scott is getting a bit grumpy with some of the failures we’ve…

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Posted in: Gear

A day in Barcelona

October 18, 2008 scott and becky 2 Comments

We arrived in Barcelona on time and the pilot was ready to bring us into port a little earlier than…

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Posted in: Journal, Spain

A week at sea

October 17, 2008 scott and becky 2 Comments

Monday On Monday afternoon the third engineer gave Scott, Becky and David a tour of the Engine room. Becky was…

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Posted in: Atlantic Ocean, Journal, Visited Places

Pirates, pigs, and parties

October 11, 2008 scott and becky Leave a comment

Have you ever seen a movie that involves container ships and pirates? Often the pirates are shown with cloth tied…

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Posted in: Atlantic Ocean, Journal, Visited Places

Grease, fires, and immersion suits

October 10, 2008 scott and becky Leave a comment

MSC Alessia somewhere in the North Atlantic Ocean This was our first day truly at sea. We awoke to a…

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Posted in: Atlantic Ocean, Journal, Visited Places

A day in Freeport

October 8, 2008 scott and becky Leave a comment

50 km, 3hr The day began with a call to weigh anchor. We were permitted to go forward and watch…

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Posted in: Bahamas, Journal, Visited Places

Food, Email, and other random sea notes

October 7, 2008 scott and becky 1 Comment

Nothing much has happened today. The ship remains at anchor, so we spent the day relaxing. Our current estimated time…

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Posted in: Atlantic Ocean, Freighters, Journal

Crew changes and the waiting game

October 6, 2008 scott and becky Leave a comment

On Friday night we headed out of Port Everglades destined for Freeport, Bahamas. Freeport is only 80 miles from Florida,…

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Posted in: Florida, Freighters, Journal, United States, Visited Places

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