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Monthly Archives: May 2007
How to upset the English mate
Subtitled Oil & Water Don’t Mix On leave again and the posting is less frequent, home improvements to be taken care of, sinking a few cold ones now and then. My visit to St.Petersburg left a great impression on me … Continue reading
Posted in Deckies, Engineers, English, From the ship, Irish, Scottish, Tankers, VLCC
6 Comments
Fianna Fáil & Bertie win again
Bertie and Co. retain power in Ireland. Which if you were to go by all the blogs and newspapers from Ireland is a complete surprise, however from the Scandinavian viewpoint one of the local papers the Gothenburg Post has an … Continue reading
Posted in Bertie, Ireland, Irish, Politics
4 Comments
St. Petersburg
Back home again after another 4 week trip to sea, which dragged out in the end to 4½ weeks but I did manage to get to see the center of St. Petersburg and the Hermitage Museum which is really … Continue reading
Posted in On the ship, Russia, St. Petersburg, Tourist
5 Comments
Back in the USSR
The English language section of my shore pass from my “run up the road” in St. Petersburg yesterday. If you think that airport security is tough or has gotten tougher in the last few years, think again, the security in … Continue reading
Posted in Language, On the ship, Russia, Security, Shore leave
10 Comments
Johan af Puke
Johan Puke 1751-1816 (surname pronounced Pooka not rhyming with Duke ) Swedish naval hero. I was put onto this character by a colleague and former Commander in the Swedish Navy,(thanks Gus!) A perhaps lesser known figure historically even in … Continue reading
Posted in Admirals, History, On the ship, Sweden, Swedish
3 Comments