HAWSEPIPER: The Longest Climb

It's been an exciting month for those of us in the seafaring trade... But first the bad news with a side of digression.            There...

That's me, age 38 or so.      Here's me yesterday, at 51.  Fffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuu....                As I'm elbow deep in the longe...

 Not much to report. B returned on Wednesday, so I've been able to sleep through the night, which has been good.  It's busy, though ...

 I've had a fill-in guy on board the HQ this week, and he's pretty green as a proper tankerman.     I say 'proper' in that h...

 

Things in the ongoing fustercluck that is the house project at my house in Brazil are starting to come together.         As I've mention...

 I'm in Bayonne NJ tonight, but despite that, it's still really nice out tonight.  We're loading up a couple of grades of oil, s...