I'm away again...

[Leodhasach]

Well, as part of my engineering cadetship, tomorrow I head off to sea for 3 months

Fly from Stornoway to Inverness, Inverness to Gatwick, then spend the night in Rochester before joining the MV Ever Sigma in Thamesport on Tuesday:

http://www.balot-pictures.com/Ever-Sigma.html

Same ship as last year, and like last year I'll be sailing the Europe-China route taking in places like Hamburg, Rotterdam, Le Havre, Taranto, Port Said, Jeddah, Colombo, Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Ningbo and Yantian. I'll do that route 3 times, before being flown home from Singapore in October. At least I should come back tanned and thinner :p

I'll miss my Briskoda fix while I'm away! I'll be back soon enough, hope you all stay safe

Cheers,

Andrew

[FellyMagic]

Take it easy bud & see you in a few months.

[moley]

So on Tuesday you'll be just like the government........all at sea :yes:

[Soot1e]

Bon Voyage pal.

[mannyo]

Have a safe journey, and see you back in October.

[chrisw880]

Safe journey

[Auric Goldfinger]

Safe Journey

Out of intrest how big is this ship compared to say the Adrian Mearsk??

[Brimma]

Best wishes Andrew, certainly looks as though you're seeing the world

[kit]

All the best on your mighty trip Andrew...stay safe

Kit

[Robshaw]

As above - Have fun and stay safe

[mdk1]

Have a safe trip.

Should of posted earlier and could have met you in Rochester for a drink.

[devonutopia]

I'm sure you will find an internet cafe somewhere to get your fix!

[MattyD]

have a safe trip and a good time! see you soon!

[skodanorman]

Safe sailing. Depending on when you're into Ningbo I may well see you there - we're in long term lay up.

Are you training with Zodiac and what nationality are the crews on those Evergreen ships?

Auric Goldfinger: Adrian Maersk = 352 m X 43 m / Ever Sigma = 300 m x 43 m

Pretty equally matched, except one is ran by the undisputed leaders in the liner shipping industry