Monthly Archives: May 2007

How to upset the English mate

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Tim

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

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Tim

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

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Tim

  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

Posted on May 17, 2007 by Tim

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

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Tim

  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