Megan the Nautie Mermate
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A LADY SAILOR
I mentioned yesterday that we drifted off Monterey before getting into our berth in Oakland. This sunset was the absolutely gorgeous. It was definitely a perk in the delay.
There is a pretty large part of me that wants to rant nonsensically about the Longshoreman and the current situation but, instead I'm going to post photos of a sunset.
Feel free to click through at your leisure!
I'm gonna tell you this and you're almost not going to believe me. I went in and out of Yokohama, Japan which is Tokyo's port - in fact I went in and out of Yokohama six times - and I never went ashore!
When I tell people I work on cargo ships they imagine long exotic port stays but, on a containership the reality is we are in and out within hours. If I want to prep the bridge for the next leg of they voyage, get a bite to eat and grab some zzz's then there is no shore leave for me.
Here's the kicker. I'm kind of an old biddie when it comes to being tired. I hate it.
Four years ago I would have been pedal to the metal. No sleep in 24 hours - No problem. That is majorly not the case anymore. If I get behind in sleep at the beginning of the voyage it takes me days to catch back up and feel like a functioning human.
I'll have to be content with sunlight outbound transits. I'll guard my sleep and document sunsets thank you very much.