Back to Colombo
We sailed back to Colombo. We stayed in Colombo for another week whiles the ship underwent some maintenance as well as to take care of the logistics. We spend some times ashore relaxing in Colombo but didn’t do much.
We sailed back to Colombo. We stayed in Colombo for another week whiles the ship underwent some maintenance as well as to take care of the logistics. We spend some times ashore relaxing in Colombo but didn’t do much.
Naval Reception
The ship organised a reception on board for the senior officer of the Ceylon Navy. It was held on the main deck. The wives were also invited. We had plenty of liquor and finger food prepared by the ship’s cooks. I was mingling around with some of our guests. And I realised some of the wife were barefooted. I found it rather unbelieving as they were wives of senior officers. I found out their Navy only had a few patrol crafts. The favourite finger food was cheese. In fact all the food and drink were clean out.
Setting course for Phuket
Mother Nature was kinder to us on the return journey. The sea was calmer over the Bay of Bengal. Perhaps we were accustomed to the pitch and roll. By now were we comfortable living onboard the ship. Most of us can even doze off any hidden corners. About two of my cohorts suffered from chronic sea sickness. After their return from this cruise, they were grounded for shore duties. Most of our training was completed by this leg. On calm day, we played volleyball. Now a new game was added to ship’s sport. We played deck hockey, with puck made from rope into a ring and similar in shape and size like a donut. In the evening, we had sing-a-long session. The camaraderie had been established and we really enjoyed the company of our fellow mates.
Phuket sighted
As usual, we see the mountain peaks in the distant. Then the coast line becomes visible. What made the difference was the colour of the sea as we approached the jetty. It was green and indicated that the water was clear over coral or sand. No wonders this was a tourist delight. And this stopover was purely an ‘R & R’ approved by the Navy. The seasoned sailors were all looking forward for this stop and were really very excited. We were escorted by Thai Navy ship to the jetty. It was a small jetty used by meant for small ship and we seem to be rather big for it. They were many local on the jetty watching and welcoming us.
The ship organised a reception on board for the senior officer of the Ceylon Navy. It was held on the main deck. The wives were also invited. We had plenty of liquor and finger food prepared by the ship’s cooks. I was mingling around with some of our guests. And I realised some of the wife were barefooted. I found it rather unbelieving as they were wives of senior officers. I found out their Navy only had a few patrol crafts. The favourite finger food was cheese. In fact all the food and drink were clean out.
Setting course for Phuket
Mother Nature was kinder to us on the return journey. The sea was calmer over the Bay of Bengal. Perhaps we were accustomed to the pitch and roll. By now were we comfortable living onboard the ship. Most of us can even doze off any hidden corners. About two of my cohorts suffered from chronic sea sickness. After their return from this cruise, they were grounded for shore duties. Most of our training was completed by this leg. On calm day, we played volleyball. Now a new game was added to ship’s sport. We played deck hockey, with puck made from rope into a ring and similar in shape and size like a donut. In the evening, we had sing-a-long session. The camaraderie had been established and we really enjoyed the company of our fellow mates.
Phuket sighted
As usual, we see the mountain peaks in the distant. Then the coast line becomes visible. What made the difference was the colour of the sea as we approached the jetty. It was green and indicated that the water was clear over coral or sand. No wonders this was a tourist delight. And this stopover was purely an ‘R & R’ approved by the Navy. The seasoned sailors were all looking forward for this stop and were really very excited. We were escorted by Thai Navy ship to the jetty. It was a small jetty used by meant for small ship and we seem to be rather big for it. They were many local on the jetty watching and welcoming us.
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