Checked in...

Checked in, boarding pass printed, waiting for my reliever..
DXB(Dubai)-AMS(Amsterdam)-GOT(Gothenburg)-HKS(Hällekis international)...

Checkat in.
Tryckt ut boarding pass, vaentar paa avloesaren...

Arrival Dubai

Lunch time and we arrived in Port Rashid, Dubai.
Nice visit from office people and families. Off course also the necessary service companies that are here to assist us in various matters. Now finalising my hand over, my reliever comes tomorrow morning.

Ankomst Dubai
Vi ankom Port Rashid Dubai vid lunch tid idag. Trevligt besoek fraan kontorspersonal med familj. Men ocksaa service firmor som kommer ombord och hjaelper oss med div arbeten som vi behoever hjaelp med. Nu dags foer att slutfoera min oeverlaemning till min avloesare som kommer imorgon bitti.

Waiting for departure.

Agent to bring charts, passsports and port clearance any minute. Then we will depart Muscat  for steaming to our port of crew change. It will be Port of Rashid (Dubai) UAE. 30 hours cruise, through strait of Hormuz. And I bet USD100 that I will see an American and an Iranian warship, hopefully not at too close range. Wednesday 29th, 14:00lt we will leave the vessel. Flight leaves 1st 01:35lt.

Vaentar paa avgaang.
Agenten paa ingaang med sjoekort, pass och "clearance"(document som talar om att myndigheterna i Oman beviljar min avgaang). Sedan avgaar vi Muscat och saetter kurs emot besaettningsbyte i Port of Rashid(Dubai) Foerenade Arab Emiraten. Igenom Hormuz sundet. Jag slaar vad om USD100, att jag kommer att se ett Amerikanskt och ett Iranskt krigsfartyg, foerhoppningsvis inte paa foer naera haall. Onsdag 29:e kl 14:00lt saa laemnar jag skutan. Flyget gaar 1:e kl 0135lt.

Nice Newbuilt Fishing boat.

Refinery exporting to 3 SBM's.

Crane job, 1 yellow SBM top right.

SBM=Single Buoy Mooring, with a hose that tankers "hook up to" to receive oil

Tanker at one of the 3 SBM's

"Mobarak 1" I think Egyptian. he he

Worlds Fastest Diesel Ferry. 52 knots

52 Knots is almost 100 km/h

Prepping for BBQ

Table set..galley staff lined up all goodies. People gathering sharing a few "none alco" beer in the sun set, while the "Barbie" sissers away. Wind picked up this afternoon, but we have a good lee on our venue. Last Saturday onboard atmosphere on top, we had our last "all crew" meeting today, sorting final off signing arrangements, tickets, times, transports, procedures and local restrictions (no no's, medicals and x-rated materiel).

Foerbereder Grillning.
Borden dukade, Byss folket riggat alla godsaker, besaettningen boerjar samlas och delar naagra 0 alcohol oel i solnedgaangen emedan grillen fraeser paa. Vinden tilltog i eftermiddags, men vi har god lae paa tillstaellningen. Sista Loerdagen foer denna resan saa staemmningen aer paa topp. Vi hade sista "besaettningsmoetet" idag, klargjorde detaljer foer avmoenstringen i naesta vecka, biljetter, tider,transporter, procedurer och lokala restrictioner("ajabajor", mediciner och avklaett material).

Yacht Andiamo Built 2003 

Yours for EUR 19,500,000.

Digg in..

Galley staff

Sun setting

Stars of this evening...

Ch.Cook Glorious, Messmen Michael and Ricky

Provisions onboard

Today we got our provisions, Fresh stuff for the BBQ on Saturday. The final one before sign off next Wednesday. Received information about our final port of crew change, Nice. Hopefully the agent will be able to deliver new charts before Monday morning so we can start steaming on Sunday. Lets see.

Proviant ombord.
Fick idag vaar proviant. Faerska varor till vaar grillfest paa Loerdag. Den sista innan vi moenstrar av paa Onsdag. Fick idag reda paa vaar avmoenstrings hamn, kaenns bra. Hoppas att agenten haer, hinner faa fram sjoekort innan Maandag saa vi kan boerja segla redan paa Soendag. Vi faar se.

Muscat Suburb

BIG Moth

DPO brave behind the glass

Peeekaboee

Supply boat

Yammeee goodies

Supplies cancelled

Supply boat cancelled delivery today, a bit too heavy swell. We'll try tomorrow morning.
Looks like we are sailing away from Muscat for crew change next Wednesday. Location not yet decided.

Proviant foerhinder.
Supply baaten kancellerade dagens leverans, han tyckte att det var foer stor dyning.
Vi foersoeker imorgon bitti istaellet. Det ser ut som om vi skall ha besaettningsbytet, naesta Onsdag, i en annan hamn. Vi laemnar Muscat till helgen.

Munin at anchor off Muscat

Muscat Police Trimaran

Polis skutan

Jumping Swell

 

 

 

I am suddenly a Millionaire!

Just got mail from George Tambo.
He says that I have won USD 1,500.000. Just by pure luck on my mail address.
I am soo lucky, To think that I am one of ten lucky people in the whole world.
I am so happy. Ha ha ha ha....
Like they say, you cannot have luck both in love and gamble, and I am happily married, so my friend Mr Tambo will have to look for stupid people elswhere.

Ploetsligt har jag blivit miljonaer.
Fick just mail fraan George Tambo. han saeger att jag vunnit 1,5 miljoner USD. Och utan att behoeva goera naagonting. Min mail address blev dragen, saa jag och nio andra lyckliga vinnare blev utvalda i hela vaerlden. Jag aer nu mycket lycklig. Ha ha ha ha...
Det saegs att man inte kan ha tur i baade kaerlek och spel. Jag aer lyckligt gift , saa min vaen Tambo faar leta efter dumma maenniskor naagon annanstans.

Still Anchored Off Muscat.

Awaiting berthing prospects.
Radio OK, link below....

Fortvarande till ankars utanfoer Muscat, invaentar konfirmerad kaj plats.
Radio OK(laenk laengre ned).

(Link at the bottom...)

Cruise ship

Quite impressive size of the vessels cruising the world, entertaining people.
This one stayed for approximately one and a half day. They arranged small bus trips to the local "traps" so they could spend their dollars. Could clearly see, that there are not too many "youngsters" onboard.
Mainly "upper middle" aged people, strutting the decks.

Kryssnings fartyg.
Imponerande storlek paa skutorna som trafikerar vaerldshaven i syfte att underhaalla maenniskor.
Denna var till kaj i ungefaer en och en halv dag. Det arrangerades smaa buss utflykter till lokala "faellor" saa de kunde spendera sina pengar. Kunde tydligt se att det inte aer saa mycket yngre folk ombord. Huvudsakligen oevre medelaaldern paa de synliga klientelet.

Climbing

Departure...

At anchor outside Muscat

Last night we had to leave the berth, port is too busy. We are at anchor waiting for some shipments and some maintenance work to be carried out alongside in a couple of days. Weather still nice. The local "dhow"(boat) next to us, just finnished loading and securing, he will probably depart soon.
Please note the two out door rest rooms(white cubicals) hanging over the stern, I assure you it was, on ocassion,  not a pretty sight watching people doing "their needed" from our good observation point on our bridge.

Till ankars utanfoer Muscat.
Igaar kvaell fick vi avgaa, flytta till ankringsplats utanfoer pirarna. Det aer mycket trafik i hamnen. Vi faar ligga till ankars i naagra dagar och vaenta paa reservdelar, sedan kan vi gaa in till kaj och fortsaetta med en del oeverhalningar igen. Vaedret fortsatt fint. Dhowen(baaten) bredvid oss var faerdig lastad i foerrgaar kvaell, surrade faerdigt lasten under gaardagen. Han avgaar nog snart.
Laegg maerke till de tvaa ute dassen som haenger oever aktern. Tidvis Ingen vacker syn, fraan vaar fina observations plats, vaar brygga.

Final loading "top up"

Last batches onboard

Cargo covered and secured

Ready for departure

Well..Maybe not just yet...

Called "deballasting" (lose weight).

Morning dock sweeping

Cheap manual labour

Our gear taken onboard

Final "prep" before brought on board

Still Alongside Muscat

Today work continued after ROV's and TMS's was lifted ashore yesterday. Was ashore a couple of hours yesterday. Visited the Souq and it just confirms that I am no "shopoholic". I just get stressed out, the heavy smell of incenses, misty and smoking at times. I cannot see any items because of all the items. People I do not know wants to "be friend me"(or rather my dollars), tries to persuade me to buy their stuff...Nope, Sorry Karin, this is just not me.

Fortvarande i Muscat.
Idag saa fortsatte arbetet, efter gaardagens ilandtagning av ROV och TMS. Var iland i naagra timmar igaar afton. Besoekte Souqen och fick konfirmerat att jag inte aer en "shopoholic". Jag blir bara stressad. En tung stickande doft av roekelser och parfymer. Jag kan inte se naagra foeremaal foer alla foeremaalen. Maenniskor som jag inte kaenner vill bli vaen med mig(eller snarare mina dollar), och foersoeker oevertala mig att koepa deras grejer..Nix, jag aer ledsen Karin, det aer inte min grej.

Good morning Muscat

Cruise ship of yesterday

Slinging TMS.

First ROV/ TMS on shore.

Overhaul in progress.

After Hugin swung around, next TMS / ROV ashore

Yesterday's cruise ship, stayed during the day

Todays cruise ship is staying over night

Enjoying a break

Soon fully laden.

His Majesty out at sea.

Nice vessel.

4 hours later.

View from a bridge.

A carriage I found in town.