Well its that time again folks. Time for me to set out onto the horizon and go do what I have been training to do. Sweep floor? no! well sort of but that's not what I meant. It is deployment time!
This time around I will no longer be the rookie but the guy that's done it before and knows what to expect. Honestly though it all feels the same, the time away, the rocking of the ship, the oddly industrial ports we pull into. Its all kind of like some sort of deployment redux.
Now I have been on deployment for awhile now and this is my first post. Well I wont say I have not had time I just really felt like using it to sleep when I have the chance. With the way everything in the world is on the brink of either war or revolution how we go about things on a warship has changed as well. No longer the minimal manning at any time. Everything is always manned up and this leads to the dreaded 6 hours on and 6 hours off rotation. And if there is one thing in the world you should know is that 6 on 6 off is not fun, and don't eat yellow snow. Yes, that's two I put that one in free of charge, though donations are welcome.
Today we pulling into port for the first time in Augusta bay, Italy really its Sicily. I am looking forward to some time to relax from this watch rotation and maybe try the local cuisine. I am not able to connect my camera to the computer anymore to post pictures, thanks wikileaks. But if I can I will put them on my laptop and try and upload them in town at the internet cafes. assuming I can figure out italian or where ever I end up hehe.
I don't really have a whole lot to say. I mainly wanted to get this post out there to let people know I will be blogging during this deployment like last time and that I am still alive. I hope this all finds you in good health and good spirits.
Mark
Thanks for posting hun! Glad you got to a port and have a little liberty. Stay safe and happy! Love you.
ReplyDeleteNice to hear from you Mark. We love you - stay safe!
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