Kategorie: France

  • Day 27: bye, bye Fort St.Louis and trip home

    Day 27: bye, bye Fort St.Louis and trip home

    Wednesday, 18th July 2012

    I woke up around 5 a.m., when we had already docked, and couldn’t get back to sleep. At 6 a.m., I got up, showered, and packed everything up. Of course, there was no sign of the others at breakfast. I grabbed a piece of baguette as a snack for the journey and was down at the dock at 7:30 a.m. sharp, where unfortunately there was no taxi waiting.

    (mehr …)
  • Day 26: Last day onboard

    Day 26: Last day onboard

    Tuesday, 17th July 2012

    As always on board, I slept soundly until around 7 a.m., even though I was a little groggy. I had dreamed about a confusing Unicorns game with strange rules that went on forever. Additionally, I had to unclogg the toilets there. In the middle of my work, I went outside again to find that the game was finally over and the Unicorns had won 7-6.
    Understandably, I was a little tired after that.

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  • Day 25: Spectacular docking maneuver in Dunkirk

    Day 25: Spectacular docking maneuver in Dunkirk

    Monday, 16th July 2012

    I feel strange today. I don’t know if that’s already the pretaste of saying goodbye soon or the fact that I seem to have only just realized why work life here is so hard.
    Until now, I always thought this was my dream life, but somehow that dream burst yesterday. At least, that’s how it feels today.

    (mehr …)
  • Day 3: Saint Nazaire, Safety Instructions, meeting the crew

    Day 3: Saint Nazaire, Safety Instructions, meeting the crew

    Sunday, 24th June 2012 (9:17 AM)

    Now we’re really on our way.
    There won’t be any land for the next 5-6 (or 7??) days, but honestly, I’m not worried at all.
    Later we’ll have safety instructions, and I’m sure there will always be something else going on 😉
    Sorry if today’s entry is pretty boring, but I feel like I only slept 3-4 hours.
    I’m really looking forward to seeing the ocean!

    (mehr …)
  • Day 2: 1st full day aboard

    Day 2: 1st full day aboard

    Saturady, 23rd June 2012 9:50 AM:

    Alright, the first night is over and after initially battling hunger,
    cold, headache, and general discomfort (basically everything except seasickness), I ended up sleeping reasonably well.
    I woke up pretty sweaty and extremely hungry. Since I’ve been
    on board, I’ve been hungry all the time, even more so than at home.

    I was also an hour late, as it turned out, because my cell phone, which I used as an alarm clock, apparently was already in the next time zone.

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  • Day 1: Boarding in Le Havre, first impressions on board

    Day 1: Boarding in Le Havre, first impressions on board

    Friday, 22 of June 2012, 10:28 AM (Le Havre)

    Once again, I feel like an idiot and wonder whether this feeling will ever go away this year and how I ever got the idea to go on a ship sailing under the French flag of all things???

    (mehr …)