Today I was handed my "release papers". There are a number of people I have to see before I disembark. It's standard for all leaving the ship and time is given to complete it. Working in OR all day it's interesting to see what happens on the ship in the normal working day. The place is fairly quiet in reception especially if there are no people to collect or take to the airport. Some of our team left today so the lemon drizzle cake, made yesterday, went down well.
That was in between the eye theatres where I'm working at present, carrying out 39 procedures on 37 patients in 8 hours. That calls for a quick turnover and those of us involved were tired at the end but at least we felt we had completed a good day's work and earned our brownie points.
At the end of the day I had a short message to carry out but as we have to go out in pairs and if we're walking return before it gets dark (around 7.15pm here) we have to be vigilant. I walked with a colleague the short distance to the shop I needed to go to and we walked back smartly to ensure we made it back before dark. Once back inside the UN guarded gates we could relax and slow down slightly. In fact we stopped at the end of the dock, leant over the railing and watched the sun go down. If you haven't got time to watch the sun down, you're too busy. (can't remember who said that). At the end of a busy day it was wonderful to be able to stop and see God's hand paint the sky in glorious colours for a short time. What's even better is that he'll do the same tomorrow night because he never changes and he delights to give us good things.
Tonight there's a karoke night in the main lounge area and it has not disappointed my expectations although the pair that has just finished weren't bad - almost in tune...As the computers are located just upstairs from the lounge area and it's all open plan in the area it's impossible not to hear them.
Tomorrow I have to visit the library. It has a good variety of books from what I have seen and I'm running out of reading material. I have enjoyed being able to read just for the pleasure of reading rather than to study. Interestingly both the books I brought to read are based in Edinburgh. One from the Inspector Rebus collection by Ian Rankin, the other is from the Sunday Philosophers Club series by Alexander McCall-Smith. Very light reading but very relaxing. In fact I think I'll go and read some more......
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You could publish your blog as it is interesting reading. You could add something about the work of the ship through the year. Paul xxx
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