Monday, October 6, 2008

Patting my own belly; scratching my own back. Or some such

Anyway, just a quick note to follow up on the previous. When I heard this news about the cancellation of the Hawaii season, I was working on one of the company's two small boats, the Safari Spirit as the Mate/Engineer. Can I say, that is pretty much the first job I have had of which I am thoroughly proud. I did not necessarily have any experience as an Engineer, but I did fine and learned heaps - oil changes on the mains and all three generators, changing fuel filters and raw water pumps, tearing a TV apart, fixing a few small things. No one died or got hurt and we always got things running again. Although sometimes we weren't sure quite how... And additionally started learning the navigation of the River and driving in the locks. Oh, yeah, and it was Fun! Fun crew, great guests, interesting itinerary, beautiful area, rope-swinging off the top deck...

This is why I came to this company. Sigh. All things come to an end...

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