Stupid technology!
Since I had to send my laptop to shore already, I have been using OWA to check my corporate email. Since it is unlikely that I will be getting any more work related emails tonight, I went ahead and logged out of Outlook Web Access. In doing so, it will automatically close the tab where I was reading my email. This is not a problem, but apparently when Internet Exploder closes the tab, it also logged me out of everything else I was logged into.
It is still questionable as to whether crew change will take place tomorrow or not. This evening's forecast was calling for 2.4 meter average seas at 9:00am and a peak wave height of 3.1 meter and winds gusting to 18 knots. Winds and waves are supposed to be building all day long and by 15:00 the winds should be gusting to 26 knots with peak wave heights of 3.3 meters. I suppose mostly it will boil down to three words, "direction, direction, direction!" If we follow the edict of the regional vice president for acquisition about not breaking off of a line heading for helicopter operations, then crew change is extremely unlikely. Fortunately, it is not likely that we will heed that edict so chances are about 50-50. The relatively good news is that I am scheduled for the fourth chopper. If it leaves Rio according to schedule (amazing how big a word that two letter word "if" can be) then about 11:15 or so, I will be leaving the boat. I suppose time will tell. If anyone has intimate relations with the weather nymphs of Brazil, some kind requests on behalf of my shipmates and I will be greatly appreciated!
If I am lucky, and the people handling my luggage didn't destroy my laptop, my next post will come from shore and may be a couple of days away. If my luck is bad, I may be posting a bitch fest in the morning!
It is still questionable as to whether crew change will take place tomorrow or not. This evening's forecast was calling for 2.4 meter average seas at 9:00am and a peak wave height of 3.1 meter and winds gusting to 18 knots. Winds and waves are supposed to be building all day long and by 15:00 the winds should be gusting to 26 knots with peak wave heights of 3.3 meters. I suppose mostly it will boil down to three words, "direction, direction, direction!" If we follow the edict of the regional vice president for acquisition about not breaking off of a line heading for helicopter operations, then crew change is extremely unlikely. Fortunately, it is not likely that we will heed that edict so chances are about 50-50. The relatively good news is that I am scheduled for the fourth chopper. If it leaves Rio according to schedule (amazing how big a word that two letter word "if" can be) then about 11:15 or so, I will be leaving the boat. I suppose time will tell. If anyone has intimate relations with the weather nymphs of Brazil, some kind requests on behalf of my shipmates and I will be greatly appreciated!
If I am lucky, and the people handling my luggage didn't destroy my laptop, my next post will come from shore and may be a couple of days away. If my luck is bad, I may be posting a bitch fest in the morning!