Well, here we are still in Wick and being busy little students!
Tank is very patient with us, and maintains a constant enthusiasm to share his knowledge and experience!
He has managed to transform the saloon into a classroom
Our new classroom!
and he has designed some of his own exercises
Our skipper at work!
Gradually the little light bulbs are turning on in my brain and it feels good now! I’m keeping myself warm as I study with a blanket lovingly knitted by my daughter Francesca for my birthday – thanks Ces!
Keeping warm with my personalised blankie! "J"
A quick break from studying to pop to the supermarket to re-stock, then straight back to some study – Tank is a hard task master!
Finally finished and he started to cook his signature dish, which I will call Tankywicksuprise! Absolutely gorgeous – thanks Tank! A teacher and a chef!
Tank the chef!
Tankywicksuprise!
Following dinner I completed an engine check, climbed onto the boom once more to re-attach the halyard, then set the lines ready to slip in the early hours tomorrow whilst the boys did the washing up! Emmeline Pankhurst would be very proud of me!
Now time to have a quick tidy up of my cabin – it looks so cosy that I thought I would take a photo for you to show you my home for 3 months!
My cosy cabin!
There is my life jacket hanging far left, then to the far right you can see the opening I have into the engine space where I can do sneaky engine checks then surprise the boys! You can see the cord form my torch on the shelf in case I should need it in the middle of the night, and it is closely guarded by RoBE, my RNLI pal! To the left of him you can see my books neatly stacked up ready for another school day My bed is a small double, and I have brought my own duvet which I find really comfortable, (although the boys have sleeping bags). You can see something by the pillow – thats a hot water bottle which has been such a comfort on cold nights! On my bed is the lovely blanket I’ve just told you about!
Anyway – thats completed my tour of my cabin – except for my ensuite – thats tucked away to the left of my life jacket, and I really appreciate that in the middle of the night, particularly as the only female on board!
Just time for a quick shower in the facilities before calling it an early night before slipping the lines at 4am. So, if you would excuse me, I will say goodnight – “goodnight”!
