Monthly Archives: October 2008

Wexford Quays

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Tim

Trawlers moored on the quays at Wexford. The only remaining commercial activity on the quays of Wexford harbour are these Mussel boats, who harvest from the Mussel beds in the harbour, and unload their blue mussel cargo on the ferry … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Ireland, Maritime, Wexford | 2 Comments

Size matters

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Tim

  While the size of Ireland’s economy has grown since I left, the size of the parking spaces is still the same. The only space left was between these two behemoths, I was sorely tempted to drive in at speed … Continue reading →

Posted in At home, Ireland, cars, from Erin, stating the obvious | 2 Comments

Mando

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Tim

The reason for not writing so many posts recently has been a renewed interest in playing Irish music and the recent purchase of a mandolin which will accompany me on the waves. I will still be writing the other stuff … Continue reading →

Posted in By the way | 1 Comment

From the archives

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Tim

Back in 1994 before pocket digital cameras, and when mobile phones were still a yuppie luxury I was a deck cadet and had the pleasure of “doing” a drydock on a VLCC. It’s a bit like the way Americans “do” … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives, Cadets, From the ship, Singapore, VLCC | 3 Comments