We have made fast on the lay by berth at Sector 51 Keppel shipyard Singapore. We arrived at about 1700 last night. We are in among some seriously large tonnage in varying states of repair and I should imagine that for a photographer this place would be a treasure trove of opportunity.
I will get some snaps to give you an idea over the next few days.
As is customary there was a mass exodus ashore last night and several of the senior guys ended up in JJs watching the band Heritige until the small hours.
Headaches abound this morning however the fist cold beer (see earlier post) was most enjoyable after an dry period stretching to 115 days for myself.
Luckily the dry dock lay-by berth is miles from any civilisation ( read restaurants and bars) being in the middle of an industrial zone so it is a major effort to get ashore. This is a good thing as it keeps temptation at arms length and will ensure I arrive home in prime condition so Mrs B can benefit from my 4 months of healthy living.
Love and Peace
Bentley
Rustic ramblings, oceans, salt and spray
ReplyDeleteMusings, and music, lamp swinging by night
A feast of tales, ‘bout feats from yesterday
From Bridders to Singers and ‘round the stormy Bight
The sailor-comedian, raconteur, father and more
Of knots and splices, azimuths and thrusters
He’ll take those home, and she’ll open the door
Moderation of language, more observant blusters
Then ‘cross the ditch and speed onto rustic bliss
Chippys tools, and shovels, a’painting on holiday
A velvet circumnavigation, they know they’ll miss
What goes round, comes round is what sailors say
The moniker he goes by is commonly found at the stern
Gently Bentley has gone, but she’s looking ‘tward his return
Now this has me intrigued as its obviously someone who knows us well. But they left no clues as to who it might be. You should know it made me smile and feel warm. Cheers
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