Rain Like Seattle Never Saw

Today the NBP got in to port. It's great to see both ships tied up to each side of the pier. There were a lot of people I haven't seen in a long time coming through. There's a lot of work going on--onload, offload, preparation for the next cruise--I miss being in the thick of it. I'm here this time for a specific purpose, and it's hard not to be so involved with everything else. But there's plenty to do with our validation, so I'm not without things to do. Larry (my co-worker) is teaching me a lot about Linux while we're validating the systems on the vessels.

The weather's been atrocious, but typical for this time of year down here. Torrential downpours and very strong winds make for a very wet walk from the apartment down to the pier... my feet have been wet all day long. I can even say I never had it this bad when I lived in Seattle.

The next two days will be very busy, as we only have 2 days on board the NBP before we set sail on the Gould. It just hit me today that while I miss Claire very much, I have Marc here, and after Saturday, I will be without the comfort of family for 12 days... I forgot about that part. As soon as I see the first icebergs, I know there will be a leap of familiarity, though.