We put a lot of effort into getting my SAR Captaincy sorted this tour, but it was not to be. Not that anything went wrong, it all went extremely well actually, but we didn't get to tick all the boxes required. The last two training sorties were waylaid by the riots, and we attempted to rebook the flights this week, but an unserviceability precluded further training, and I'm out of here bright and early Friday morning. Just ran out of time. The training was challenging, and I loved every minute of it. You can see the razor wire around the decks in the photos, to deter pirates, and the biggest issue was calming my nerves hoisting my good buddy to the heaving deck. I would have relaxed more had the razor wire not been there, but it serves a purpose. There was a pirate attack over a year ago, and I'm told all the pirates were killed. This ain't Kansas. I'm far from mastering hoisting, but I'm happy with my progress. Just have to get back at her in six weeks time.......
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