Repo.....13.10 to 20.10

So....back to the ship.....got to the ship sometime in the morning....me....not knowing quite what to do....best thing....go to personnel...but im not gonna bore you with all the knitty gritty details...of course im afternoon shift this first cruise and have some trainings and exman thingys to fill in....so i knew not much going out....one thing everyone..well almost everyone....has to do is complete 6 different routes to our individual emergency station.......that takes forever.....walking around the ship writing down door codes...oh well, now its done and signed my safety officer.....so this week....not so much going ashore cause lots of other things to do......

And to answer your question....and if you werent asking yourself this question....hmmmmmmmm.....yes, i had to work on my first day back.....was so good to see some familiar faces....nice to do some catching up...including going for some drinks at Bali Hai with my friend Banu.....thrn next day...no sea day...great news.....first port.....Koper, Slovenia....unfortunately i had a training in the middle of my free time....but we all know me...1.5 hrs was enough for me to get out and get a good macchiato....and man it was good.....for coffee brand lovers, it was Julius Meinl..amazing.....then decided to have another look at the main attraction of Koper.....why "another"....cause last time we did the repo cruise, like 6 months ago, which was my second cruise on my first contract.....i saw the clock tower....and this time...thought id go back....here is a pic....

Next day....Split...tender....so because i started at 12 and yes....another training in the middle of my free time....i couldnt get out....well hopefully have better luck later......for now....im off....little bit hungry....but hmmmmm.....whats for dinner...lets see....cheers.....

So...dubrovnik...hmmmm...bad weather...oh well....i still wanted to go out...had a good coffee julius Meinl...again...i know...how strange...did some strolling around and just enjoying scenery....here is a pic

And today Messina....not much time to go out...unfortunately the crew drill is stealing my off time....damn...so just some time to pop out for a cappuccino and buy some cheese and cold meat....hmmmmm....cappuccino...terrible...i sat down at a place where they serve illy coffee...but somehow they managed to stuff it up...way way tooooo much milk...foam disappeared just looking at it...looked good...but was terrible...so hmmmm...maybe not all over Italy the coffee is good....here is a pic...cause like i said looks great..but....learnt something...looks Can be deceiving😉

Last day....Naples...man i was excited...and now i can say....thank God we will be coming back here....i will need to be patient...only mid Nov...but coming back...and guess what one day i will still come to Naples AND do the amalfi coast...thats for sure....anyway...back to the present...went out in the morning....strolled around...what amazing weather we had....kim and i found a quaint little coffee shop...had some decent cappuccino...i wouldnt jump over rocks for it...and a good panini...and that was excellento...proscuitto, mozzarella, rocket and baby tomatoes....yummy...and then...Ice cream....and not just once...but twice....stopped at the first one and had amareno and pistaccio (no surprise there).... But then when we walked further saw another one that looked amazing....so had one more....just snickers....and i love peanuts...so damn....was good....i think you are starting to see a pattern...pistaccio...peanuts.....walnuts....hmmmmmm peacan-nut tart.....hmmmmm....carrot cake with walnuts....ok ill stop.....after stroll....time for work....next time i hope im off over lunch...kim knows this, apparently, amazing pizza place....so im already excited....after that work....and dinner....cagneys with friends....starter....jumbo shrimps....then fillet mingnot....dessert...cheese platter.....i loved the food....yummy and fillet cooked just right.....here is some pics.....

So....tomorrow we arrive at our new home port....rome...or should i say civitavechia.....so goodnite from my side......

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