I wish I could say that everything had been going great at work the last few weeks, but it would not be true. Pursuant to the entry I wrote last month, in which I remarked that everything was going peachy at work, it has become clear that I am not challenged enough by deck hand … Continue reading Refresh
Month: August 2017
Dreams at Sea
Some of my favorite and most memorable dreams since starting this adventure. Towing cargo barges through Southeast Alaska, sometime in my first two years (I may be slightly homesick for Northern California): I’m up in the sky, hovering near the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. I look to the east, toward Angel Island, … Continue reading Dreams at Sea
"Things Changed"
On Tuesday night, we escorted a tanker from anchorage 9 (the sweeping area to the south of the Bay Bridge) up to Martinez. When we arrived and were pushing the ship alongside, we learned that something was wrong with the dock - and we would have to escort the ship all the way back down … Continue reading "Things Changed"
