Category Archives: Duffys Adventures
My Private Offering
I am, again, reflecting on this eleven day experience Not quite half over Have talked to many sailors and their “Tiger Cruise” families These sailors are young! Average age aboard ship is twenty years old Everyone one of them I see consciously emits pride – Their posture, their attitude, the tone of their voices, the … Continue reading My Private Offering
POSTED Sittin’ on the Fantail
Aaahh … My favorite spot! Extreme aft end of the ship Beam wide with small decks and nooks Thirty feet above the water Just below the flight deck Sitting on a two foot round, three foot high cylindrical post (a “chock”) welded to the deck floor To which shore lines are secured Looking out to … Continue reading Sittin’ on the Fantail
24/7 Buzz
Late evening Lights dimmed ship-wide Passageways from bright white to red glow Soft yellow lights in the hangar bays deceptively hide the din of precision activity But, look more closely Mechanics with wrenches under copter blades torquing and adjusting things to be just right Pallets moving slowly and silently atop humming forklifts from corner to … Continue reading 24/7 Buzz