Tuesday 22 October 2013

News from a Ship

Nobody wants to leave this

Before I left the island, Jammin and I had an amazing time camping out and getting our surf zombie on. We slept at the beach instead of driving less than 1km to Trout's place for a hot tub because we were too exhausted to lift our boards to the racks. The following day I surfed for 8 hours again,  and I'm sure Jammer logged 8 minimum.
For this



 Eight bus rides and four planes later I arrived in Jerez, Spain.  Then I spent at 30+ days in the punishment factory. Working the night shift always makes me feel a bit like a junkie. At least after a long shift we could relax and drink an ice cold forty of cruzcampo for the low low price of €1.15. The actual work itself was average to shitty. The food and air quality on this particular ship were garbage. All day respirator everyday garbage. They call it a revite for the ship. It certainly takes months, if not years off of peoples lives in stress, exposure to chemicals, and lack of sleep. (My ears are still ringing.) At 8 dollars an hour it sure is hard to turn down such a wonderful gig.  At 10 hours a day thats 80 bucks a day. By the time my bar tab was paid and I'd tipped my server I only had eight bucks left. On the plus side I was able to visit Cádiz again and we had a great crew of guys on the job.

Watchful eyes

Señor Gaz Bueno an I head for Morocco Oct 25th. Freedom beckons.