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Monthly Archives: September 2006
The Four Musicians of Bremen
  We are heading for Bremen with our load of Petrol and Diesel for the Jormanz, the last time I was there was about 12 years ago, I was a newly qualified third mate in my early 20′s, I was the … Continue reading
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Oslofjord, resting place of the Blucher
Leaving Oslo on a sunny September day, the glare would have burned out my optic nerves had it not been for the trusty sunglasses. Picturesque villages and houses on the Fjord. The Oslo pilot told us the story of the … Continue reading
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Riga to Oslo
From one of the poorest cities in Northern Europe to one of the richest, a class voyage. Passing Gotland in the Baltic Sea, in Sweden the call in the “östersjön” or East Sea, once an inland sea of Sweden a … Continue reading
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Riga equals lack of sleep
 Its just gone 5 in the morning when I wake up, no alarm, no telephone call, no strange noises……but I am awake, my inbuilt oil intuition tells me -somethings up! On with the combats and a t-shirt, and regulation flip … Continue reading
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The meaning of Spam or spam?
 10 years ago, had you asked me what spam was I would have answered ” a type of meat and a monthy python sketch slagging it off?” We used to get Spam fritters for breakfast on the deep sea … Continue reading
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