For those who my have been wondering where my stories have gone, my computer crashed when I attempted to download and install windows 7. I lost all that I had written. I am in the process of trying to retrieve all my files. I also got a ship girlfriend, somthing I thought i would never do, and I now spend lest time writing and more time getting laid.
But dont worry. I will find time to write more of my ship stories. There are alot. The girlfriend goes on vacation in two weeks. I
So back to the story. I had come to Hawaii to get away from my old life, and had lots of hopes and dreams about what was going to happen. I hoped to learn a new aspect of restaurant work. I wanted to become a better waiter, and use the experience as a springboard for better opportunities back on the mainland. As we all know, life never goes as we hope. I think I may be getting there now, but as you will see, it took a while to get there.
It is my first week of real work and I am not
Today I move the narrative forward a year. I write this at the end of one of the longest days I have had on board. Last night we got the word that there was an 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile. There was speculation that this quake would send a tsunami toward Hawaii that would rival the one in Indonesia a couple of years back. I went to bed last night not knowing what to expect in the morning.
Morning comes and I roll out of bed at my usual 6:15 for my 7:00 Aloha shift. As I settle
Finally it is my first day at work. I am scheduled in the Aloha Café at 7 am. Aloha Café is the buffet. It is located on deck 11 aft, and it is a fucking zoo. My first day of work is a Sunday, the first day of the cruise. My ship runs a 7 day cruise. We embark Honolulu on the island of Oahu on Saturday night. We port in the town of Kahului, on the island of Maui at 7 am on Sunday. We stay overnight in Kahului, and leave Maui at 6 pm on Monday. From Maui, we go to the Big Island and port in Hilo.
Morning in Kahalui, Maui. I am not sure if was sheer exhaustion or the motion of the ship, but I slept like a baby and had no weird dreams. That would be a first in decades for me. Usually when I go to bed sober, I have weird dreams. My alarm goes off at 6 am, I am up right away, get dressed and head to crew mess for breakfast. Breakfast is the most consistent of all the meals. You always know what to expect. Fresh fruit, scrambled eggs, couple different meats, and rice. Yeah, that’s right, rice.
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