The Ocean is Big

We’re somewhere in the Pacific, still moving along.  We have about another 4000 knots to go, so we’re almost across.  We’ve been pretty busy recently.  There have been several tank entries, and a lot of maintenence.  We overhauled valves in the ship’s nitrogen plant which was interesting, and today we’re finally changing the refrigeration oil for the HVAC system.  In fine fashion, Grant walked across some wet paint today; it was quite tragic.  We’re scheduled to arrive at anchorage in Japan on the 25th and we will be disembarking from there on the 26th.  Sorry for my lack of posts; the internet has been spotty.

On Our Way

Hey guys.  We’re somewhere in the Pacific heading North West.  Now that we’re out of port, Grant and ai have has a steady flow of jobs to occupy our time.  Some have been more glamorous than others, but I enjoy the work.  Its much less boring than just trying to stay out of the way.  Today Grant and I were able to enter the forward technical freshwater tank to assist in maintenence.  It was a long way to the bottom of the tank, and it was a good chance for us to examine some of the ship’s structure.  We’re currently scheduled to get to Japan on the 25th, so it looks like we’ll be cutting it close getting back to Webb in time for classes.  We’ve been spending a lot of time with the Captain and Chief Officer, and its great because they’re very knowledgable and have helped us learn a lot.  I’ll update as we get further along.  We’be been averaging around 13 knots, so its slow going.