Getting ready to go to sea

This past week was all classroom work and a little bit of practical dealing with ship handling. This included such things as the procedures for Refueling while at sea, the ships organization in regards to emergencies, dealing with threats, etc.

Mom and dad were here last week and a half and I was able to see them a couple of time. All visits were great. Thanks again for supper at Japanese Villiage.

The excitement begins on Monday when we go for our sea phase. We will be on HMCS Algonquin returning on Thursday April 1. We will be heading up to Ketchican, Alaska and probably staying there for the weekend. See picture below for the Algonquin. It looks like I will be out of contact completely (except in case of emergency) for the entire time. It will be a great opportunity to learn tons of new stuff (and believe me, there is a ton of stuff to learn). It should also be very exciting.

This weekend, I am going to be hooking up with Chris and Lori, so that will be great as I have not seen them for a little while.

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone.