Sunday 24 July 2011

Northern Mode


The "South" season finally came to an end as we headed north from Stanley. A three week cruise northwards across the tropics. Just what the Doctor ordered after our time in the ice.

We stopped off very briefly at Cape Verde for fuel and then continued north enjoying the tropical weather. all on board were now looking forward to arrival in the Uk and signing off after a long but enjoyable three months on board.

Southern Ramblings has pretty much shut down for the Southern Winter and will pick up once we are headed south again.

In the meantime this July finds us in the Northern climes, Stavanger in Norway to be exact. This is about as far north as Stanley in the FI's is south. Long endless summer days.




We're mobilising to go out into the North sea where we will supply subsea ROV support for the attachment of a new Azimuth pod for a FPSO. This is a change from out normal activities out here, which revolve mostly around tedious inspe
ctions on Subsea installations. I am not complaining it pays the bills.




We will be in northern mode until mid October sometime when once again we will dock in Immingham and prepare ourselves for our journey down south. Another season down south awaits.