reBang2019

Aside from people grumbling about the MRE’s they’ve started distributing and changing...

Oct 1st

Guessing we’ll be stretching our food to compensate. Won’t be many buffets now. Glad...

Sep 30th

Well, we’ve fallen further behind schedule; lost another day yesterday...

Sep 30th

Learned details surrounding refrigeration component we couldn’t replace. Writing about it...

Sep 30th

Long, eventful day. Posted a final photo. Hoping we don’t need or see the military again. Time...

Sep 29th

Sun setting as we pull away from both the unrep ship and the...

Sep 29th

On the other hand, I’ve never had victimless meat. May not be the best first experience, but...

Sep 29th

Bad news on the refrigerator front: unrep ship couldn’t replace or fab a new valve. Sent...

Sep 29th

The only good photo I snapped of the ship’s underway...

Sep 29th

Uploaded a photo of the unrep - http://tinyurl.com/4p9q63 #2019 9:32 PM September 29, 2019

Sep 29th

Didn’t get many shots of the unrep. They almost lost a guy over the side. Decided passengers...

Sep 29th

Couple of the gamer kids on board, snagging freebies and...

Sep 29th

A Navy instructor explaining something to one of the...

Sep 29th

One of the ship’s bridge personnel checking out a...

Sep 29th

Military show ‘n tell for the ship’s passengers...

Sep 29th

Posted some good shots of the show ‘n tell - http://www.flickr.com/photo…...

Sep 29th

Show ‘n tell has started. Unorganized mess. Lucky to be near the front of the line....

Sep 29th

Everyone’s packed in the main starboard passage leading to the flight deck. Port side secured...

Sep 29th

Captain’s announcing a brief show ‘n tell after the SSDF unloads some stuff. Crash...

Sep 29th

Helo on deck. That was quick. 4:56 PM September 29, 2019

Sep 29th

Crap. They just told everyone to go below decks til the helo is onboard. Liability issues or...

Sep 29th

Funny watching the other passengers. This is all new to them. Like a new ride at Disneyland....

Sep 29th

Posted shot of the unrep ship w a really old helicopter carrier alongside. Smaller than the one I...

Sep 29th

Somewhere NW of the Azores. Already watched two other Navy...

Sep 29th

SSDF = Ship’s Self-Defense Force. Guess our recent unfortunate experience is becoming...

Sep 29th

We’ve been loitering. Some Navy ships are first in line. Expecting a helo in the meantime....

Sep 29th

Heading topside to see what’s up. Only came for coffee and a pastry but feeling obliged to...

Sep 29th

Good thing we unrep today. The unrep ship can probably fab the part we need and send it over. Maybe...

Sep 29th

Seems they were doing more than just jamming our electronics. Now the question has to be: what else...

Sep 29th

Problem is the ship’s fabbers used all their pre-loaded material to quietly grow ball...

Sep 29th

Up early for breakfast and learned ship’s main refrigeration unit died overnight. Seems the...

Sep 29th

Just learned we’ll be transferring fuel tomorrow. There goes a quiet Sunday. This should be...

Sep 28th

Wish this ship had carried more fuel reserves. Reminds me of when airlines started cutting back on...

Sep 28th

Realized I haven’t heard when we’re supposed to unrep. That’s a tricky tough...

Sep 28th

Been 7 days since we left Southampton. Lost 1+ day w our “encounter”. Add another day to...

Sep 28th

First airship I’ve seen since the North Sea. I...

Sep 27th

Saw my 2nd airship. Barely. Sunset made it worth taking a picture -...

Sep 27th

Ship’s breathing a sigh of relief today. Tensions easing. Crises community disbanding. Logging...

Sep 26th

Might already be happening and I just haven’t read about it. This fun little ocean trip is...

Sep 25th

Occurs to me: what if a fake GPS signal is broadcast from a non-obvious source? Like one of those...

Sep 25th

Never gave much thought to GPS spoofing/jamming. Good thing they have analog navigation backups....

Sep 25th

Ship’s captain made announcement explaining what happened. And we now have to refuel. At sea....

Sep 25th

It’s dropped off; barely visible. Captain announced we altered course. And we’ve picked...

Sep 25th

Finally connected. Vessel tailing us started jamming our electronics couple day’s ago. No...

Sep 25th

I suppose not having children colors my perspective. Noticed at dinner how it was families w small...

Sep 23rd

Read news release re: the GEAS report. A 23-year slide to the extinction cliff, huh? Nuclear...

Sep 23rd

Heard more talk about that report at dinner. Something about doomsday; humanity going extinct or...

Sep 23rd

Spent the day outside, hoping to see another airship. No luck. The big excitement is still that boat...

Sep 23rd

Think we’ve crossed into yesterday. Timezones are weird. Wish we’d move to “world...

Sep 23rd

Just caught something interesting: we’re being tailed. Passengers don’t know...

Sep 23rd

A small unidentified vessel tailing my ship out of the...

Sep 23rd

Up early. Wanting some fresh air so heading topside. I’ll let someone else clear the cold...

Sep 23rd

Should be sketching but dozing off to passive media. It’s partly why I opted for a slow ride...

Sep 22nd

Underway this morning. Foggy and rainy but clearing now as coastline slowly recedes. Long trip...

Sep 22nd

Bus is running. Would like to go into town for a bit but afraid I might get locked out on the wrong...

Sep 21st

Docked late yesterday evening. Depart early tomorrow morning. Ship is fueling; taking on stores...

Sep 21st

Crew is preparing to enter port. Raining buckets outside. Wouldn’t want to be a linehandler in...

Sep 20th

Naval vessels and a wicked-looking airship overtaking us in...

Sep 19th

Just shot a photo of a wicked-looking airship. Didn’t see any external props, only what looked...

Sep 19th

Dinner was pretty good tonight. For some of us. Seasick types being cautious. Feeling thankful: more...

Sep 19th

Nice evening. Making decent time I think. Probably sacrificing fuel to meet re-scheduled tugs in...

Sep 19th

Inspection complete. They’re hoisting anchor now. Should be underway shortly and arrive in...

Sep 19th

Dressed. Heading to breakfast. Heard the inspection team is en route, so we should be underway...

Sep 18th

Rude awakening. Forgot: first in line drains the cold water from the pipes. Glad it’s not...

Sep 18th

Up early. Hoping to avoid the shower line. Got chilly last night with hatches open, but at least the...

Sep 18th

Checking on flights out of Southampton then hitting the rack. Hoping we’re back underway in...

Sep 18th

Ship stinks of vomit. Water got rough after dinner. Scene reminds me of when Army took a 2-day ride...

Sep 18th

Thinking I should have paid the $$$ to fly. If there was a way to get into Bremerhaven, I’d...

Sep 18th

Inspection team won’t arrive til morning. Late departure forced rescheduling. Sucks. Worse...

Sep 18th

Images posted - http://rebang2019.tumblr.com . Ship still anchored off the coast waiting for...

Sep 18th

Surreal and rainy view of new, mostly shipworker condos...

Sep 18th

As rain began falling, saws signs of the booming business in...

Sep 18th

One of several vessels we passed while heading out to the...

Sep 18th

Tugboat arriving to pull us away from Hamburg pier.

Sep 18th

Early morning tour prior to departure. Noted lack of...

Sep 18th

Net connectivity is spotty. Timing out on uploads. Passengers starting to complain. Could be a long...

Sep 18th

Taking photos. It’s starting to drizzle tho. And getting dark. Will post some images later....

Sep 17th

Underway. Enjoying this. Haven’t been on a ship in ages. The view heading out should be...

Sep 17th

Mostly just watching shipboard activities. A cofferdam is over the side. Not sure why. Guessing...

Sep 17th

Ship’s departure pushed back but slept onboard. Brings back memories. Up early for breakfast....

Sep 17th

Arrived. Crowds and traffic were heavier than anticipated. Everything is so much more congested....

Sep 16th

Grabbing a cab to the dock. Was hoping to pick up a few extras on the way, but forgot my...

Sep 16th

Finished packing. Said my last goodbyes. Ship leaves tomorrow. Wondering if I’ll ever again...

Sep 15th