Dockside Gallery

[Randi]

Great find!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Ships_in_a_Calm_Sea

[Michael]

I’m all packed and ready to go!

[jil]

Beautiful painting

[AvastMH]

Oh yes please!!! Which hammock is mine?

Beautiful painting

[Hanibal94]

OW'er explains to comrades how listening to music while transcribing can really improve your output.

[AvastMH]

You can't quite get a steady rhythm with the whalers. But some good rock-along music really helps
Which reminds me to post in Watcha listening to?

[Michael]

[Hanibal94]

Signs of OW addiction #92: You become so obsessed with OW that you dream of it!

I actually have had dreams of OW at least twice - has anyone else?

[AvastMH]

Oh I'd love to be able to nod off in a chair - nice

I actually have had dreams of OW at least twice - has anyone else?

Now you ask - yes I have dreamt about it. I played deck quoits on the Acacia in Gibraltar years ago. I helped throw the tryworks (unknown whaler) into the harbour at San Francisco (can't recall which ship reported actually doing this) during Phase 1 of OWW. Recently I've been on an Arctic flower seed collecting trip whilst sledding ice on Cape Bathurst. I also seem to recall a trip at sea heading west from Point Barrow in glorious September weather, lovely sunshine and a fair wind.
Perhaps I should not drink coffee quite so late before bedtime?

[Randi]

Nodding off like that would probably give me a terrible cramp in the neck these days
Several years ago, I had some surgery and saw a log page while under the anesthetic.

[Michael]

I'm pretty sure I've had dreams about being unable to find out where the ship is. Bearings made no sense and none of the places existed!

[AvastMH]

I'm pretty sure I've had dreams about being unable to find out where the ship is. Bearings made no sense and none of the places existed!

Your secret is out Michael - you've been reading the whaling log books

[Michael]

I'm pretty sure I've had dreams about being unable to find out where the ship is. Bearings made no sense and none of the places existed!

Your secret is out Michael - you've been reading the whaling log books

No. Coast Guard and Navy logbooks give me bad dreams. Whaling logs would give me nightmares!!!

[Michael]

From the Eurythmics:

Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Sweet dreams are made of this

I'm just looking for a logkeeper who can write a position, course or bearing correctly.



Their official music video is here: https://www.youtube.com/embed/qeMFqkcPYcg

[AvastMH]

I'm pretty sure I've had dreams about being unable to find out where the ship is. Bearings made no sense and none of the places existed!

Your secret is out Michael - you've been reading the whaling log books

No. Coast Guard and Navy logbooks give me bad dreams. Whaling logs would give me nightmares!!!

I'd agree with that

[AvastMH]

From the Eurythmics:

Sweet dreams are made of this
Who am I to disagree?
I travel the world and the seven seas
Everybody's looking for something
Sweet dreams are made of this

I'm just looking for a logkeeper who can write a position, course or bearing correctly.

I'll pack you some sandwiches and a flask of tea - you'll be waiting along time to find that person

(great to see the magnificent Annie Lennox - love her voice)

[Hanibal94]

"There we go - THIS ought to make him see the light and join OW!"

[Randi]

[Michael]

And I thought that was me, suffering from eyestrain after working on OW all day.

[AvastMH]

It's a bit like 'pressing the King's shilling' as they used to in the old days.