Just looked back on this blog that i never managed to keep (Usual). Since this I started working on a 44m yacht in the Med. Life’s lush, good friends, amazing girl.
Currently studying for a General Operators Certificate (GOC) if you dont know what it is, google it!
Its 8 days of Radio frequencies and how to send distress messages all over the world and via satellites and shiz like that, proper hard and loads to remember! Planning on going to a dirty Trance club on friday which is in a Church, bit like the arts centre (For all the hometown mandem following this!)
Stoked!
Then got a week of self skipper so taking the boat out with an instructor, its going to be mayhem, just to say we’ve already lined up a night in Southampton and Portsmouth!
Posted January 13, 2011 at 10:57pm
Sorry for the lack of updates guys! Been a bit hectic recently what with coming home and being on and off boats!
Spent two weeks on land again doing firefighting, (most amazing thing yet) which we got to play with extinguishers, hoses and breathing apparatus, on the last day you have to do two exercise. First they fill a mock house with smoke and you have to go in and find a casualty and then bring him out. Second you have to go in find the fire and then fight it, so amazing. At one point I got lost on my own and I couldn’t see fuck all rather scared.
Did more industry work and started to apply for jobs, which is awesome, everything is becoming more real and im off to the med in March!
Just before coming home spent a week at sea, which was shit, not only did I want to come home as I knew I was at the end of the week but it was snowing and shitting cold. Got halfway to Weymouth and our liferaft fell of the back and went off, which is never good! So had to turn round go back, get a new one attach it then set off again. We went to Eastbourne instead due to the winds. Spent my 19th getting drunk with everyone, by 2030 I was gone after three Double Voddys and bulls in a line, fell over and smashed my head, classy.
Back home now until the 3rd Jan for christmas, its good to be back, just it’s not what I had imagined after being gone for 3 months. Hopefully new years will pick up!
As I’m home I’m’ma post some pictures of the last 3 months, I’ll try not to spam ya dashes!
GAVVVLAAARRR
Boom! I’m back on land after sailing to cork (Ireland) for two weeks. Was a fucking awesome trip, with some amazing dudes. Stopped off in Plymouth for a night of drunk banter. Few things that happened:
•Irish girls
•cowboy hat throwing
•german dave pissing on people whilst on a roof.
•beer in the chavs face
•lesbos
•epic walk home
•sitting in a tesco delivery van thinking it would take me home
•andy falling over on the ice
•getting back 30mins before the boat left port
Sailed across the channel to Le Have in the snow which was cold and wank and sleeping 4 hours on 4 off for 5 days is horrible but cool.
Back on land for another few weeks 21 days till I’m home :) but smashing out my CV and doing firefighting and fun stuff atm. Had a few job references slowly coming in which is cool just can’t wait to get out into the industry and have my monthly pay packet back.
Been on dry land for 2 weeks but had about 6 days off, spread over the two weeks so it’s been quite relaxed. Had 3 major exams passed the first two with 94% and then flunked the 3rd so gotta have a retake again in the long run which bummed me out. Parents and the muts came down for a couple days to see me which was cool. Buzzed over to Southampton for a night, got sloshed partied with the uni kids, went to a strip club and blew about £100 all goood. Just finished 3 days of learning about sea survival (you can analy induce water if it’s dirty) and ship construction. Off on Sunday for 2 weeks to Dublin and possibly Amsterdam!! Pretty stoked. Gonna be wet and wild though!
I’m also currently dying with manflu again which fucking sucks, but another day another dollar.
Hope everythings swish with you lot!
Salty sea dog
been at sea for nearly two weeks now cruising the south coast (Poole, dartmouth and Weymouth) and northern France (cherbourg) I’m currently sitting at anchor in some bay near Portsmouth. The cold early mornings and late night watches have really got me thinking of home and how much I miss people and all the simple things that go on back home. Really can’t wait for my weekend off to go get plastered in Southampton.
Off sailing…
so about to hit the high seas for two weeks on a 45ft yacht so nice. Talk is we’re off to Amsterdam and north France which will be sweet. Currently cooking a curry as I’m the curry master.
Week one
So first week down! Really hard work with early mornings and late evenings. However all the guys on the course are class such good banter. Currently dying of Manflu which sucks because I wanted to go out tonight.
At the academy for another week then I’m out on a yacht for two weeks sailing in the Solent and over to the channel islands…stoked!
Saying goodbye…
Im one of the worst people to say goodbye to, I never show my true emotions which always leaves me feeling gutted and not complete.
This week I’ve said goodbye to people who have been pretty close to me and I have to say its quite weird saying goodbye to people who have been there with you your entire life, I mean the lads are the people I trust, who I can go out with and forget about troubles and as we say “drink through it”. Having the best friends who buy you a VIP booth, and 2 litres of Vodka, tequila and redbulls, I love them.
Nan and Granddad were up next, me and my granddad are so close its unreal, he’s always there for me and despite what he’s been through he still carries on as if its any other day. He’s even got skype so he can talk to me whilst I’m away (fucking rad!)
Then today. I’m actually going to miss you so much.
So..just the family to go. I can pretty much tell mum’s going to be a wreck.
(As for the picture I wanted one about leaving..it’s all I could find.)
