A
quartering sea gently urged us offshore and the full moon hung off our
starboard rail, one point of an isosceles triangle that included Jupiter and
Aldeberon.
Here’s
some trivia for you: a full moon sets in opposition to the rising sun. So, at
least once a month, you can get sunrise to the east and moonset to the west at
about the same time. It’s pretty cool.
It’s
not exactly calm out here, but seas are from the east and the period is a
little longer than usual and the current is an easy half knot to the south; all
in all, no real challenges at the platforms.
I’m
still enjoying the company of this crew, but seriously thinking it may be time
to move on from the company for which we work.
Our
crewing coordinator can’t tell me if I’m getting off this coming Wednesday, or
the one after that. I’m already working over from my regular 14-day hitch, and
by the time the next crew change opportunity rolls around will have been on the
boat ten weeks of the past twelve.
On
top of that, my six-month short-service employee period is in the books now,
but the pay increase that was supposed to come with that is not.
I don’t have a
regular boat, unless I go back to the one I’ve been on – and I’m not too
excited about that.
So,
I’m thinking maybe a job as a relief on mini-supplies with dynamic positioning
next. Or maybe knock out some schools
and come back in a couple of months ….
It’s
tricky, making a change around the holidays – enough people just quit as it is
because they want to be home and can’t get the schedule they want. Which of course might be an opportunity for me.
Whether
on my regular boat or this one, I’m already scheduled off for Christmas, so
that’s not the issue.
What
to do?
