End Of An Era

Hey Blog fans. It seems like months since I last put anything up on here, when in fact, I think, it's only been about a week. Well, we've been in Safaga for a couple of days, and had an absolute blast. Some of the lads, including myself, have been off to stay in hotels and B&B's to get away from the ship. Some of the guys who stayed on board went to play golf at the Cascades Golf and Country Club. I'm not sure how many played, but by all accounts the course is spectacular. There was supposed to be a football match between us and, I think, the Egyptian Navy. However, by all accounts the match was called off as the lads were boarding the bus to get there. I believe that they were not too pleased, especially as a couple of those lads were actually staying in hotels 45 minutes to an hour away and had made the trip back!!!

As ever, when we arrived in port there was the usual gash (rubbish) ditching, and food stores to bring on. By the time all of this was on and squared away, it was about 2pm. If I remember right, leave was piped around that time and there was a massive bomb burst to get on the transport to the hotels. The hotel I was staying in was called Albatross Resort and was part of a massive complex. One of the other lads, Conks, and myself managed to get a great deal and ended up fully inclusive for around £35 each. When we got there we checked in and went to the room to ditch the bags and had arranged to meet the other lads who were staying there in the bar about five minutes later. We got to our room and opened the door. Strait away there was a problem! Only one double bed!! Not on your life! Conks is a nice lad but sorry, I know which side I bat for. We were back down to reception quick as a flash and thankfully changed our room strait away, with no questions asked. Later on that day, we went out in search of night life. We found it in the shape of Ministry Of Sound and Hedkandi, both were excellent, with a lot to offer. We also had a little perk in that if we showed our I.D we got in free! You see, forces do get discount in some places, shame it’s not like this in the U.K………. Ok, now this is going to be the last time I make an entry onto this blog. There are reasons for this and basically, I was a little naïve, and didn’t realise that there are rules and regulations for us service personnel regarding this sort of thing! However, follow this link Robby's Richmond Blog and it will re-direct you to “Robby’s Richmond Blog”. I hope that all of you that have read this day to day goings on of a modern sailor have enjoyed, and maybe even had a laugh at my expense! Hope to see you all on the flip side (the new blog)
Chow, for now.