Last night there was some celebrating related to Ramadan. Not only is the boss Muslim, but some of the crew are so there were some yummy desserts, lots of beer and wine and karaoke. I didn't realize karaoke was a part of Ramadan celebrations! Actually, I just think karaoke is a big part of life on this boat. Anyway, I got wrangled into singing "I Walk the Line" because I said if they could find Johnny Cash I might actually sing. So Janet kind of made it her mission to find some Cash. I am a terrible singer.
Today was a day off in observance of Ramadan so that was cool. Not that I was off, I had to deal with some stuff in the pump room. Neil has this thing set up to add a chemical to the tank and it consists of a glass tank sitting on top of one of the reserve tanks with a pipe leading to another reserve tank. Anyway, when I opened the door to the pump room this morning I noticed the chem tank was overflowing. I had to drain it and take the pipework off and clean it out. Luckily that seemed to solve the problem. I also seem to have solved the problem of the RO unit blowing the hose off and spraying water all over the place. I replaced the hose and cranked down the water volume going into the hose. I'm still hesitant to let it run unwatched. Luckily, I shouldn't have to use it too much since I can pump seawater directly into the tank now instead of making synthetic seawater using the RO water and salt mixture.
After I finished what I had to do I went up to the gym and got the place to myself for my workout today. Then I jumped off the aft deck and went for a brief snorkel/swim in the ocean. Not alot to see other than the bottom of the boat and some halfbeaks.
I am currently reading James Barrie's Peter Pan and it's kind of cool because I went to see Peter Pan on stage in SF a few months ago. The stage show definitely is based on the book and Disney took some liberties in their telling of it. It's always been one of my favorite stories so I'm glad to have a reason to read it. It was included in the 100 free books on my eReader. Speaking of which, I haven't had any other major problems with it - but I also haven't tried downloading any new books.
I'm hoping to go ashore tomorrow. Not sure what the situation is - if and when the tender boats are making shore runs. It looks like there is a great beach and I'd love to wander around the town.
I also forgot to mention that the frozen food shipment I was supposed to get on Thursday or Friday...not here yet. Not my fault!
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
No, that's not where I'm working, but it looks cool.
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