Now we are back in San Juan Puerto Rico on the tug Patriarch. A month ago I was getting off a boat in Jacksonville and flying home to Seattle. It was a little tough getting off the ground in Atlanta, however, with thunderstorms holding up every aircraft in the place. But eventually we were on our … Continue reading Summer 2013 →

The standard response to this little anecdote is "the more you sleep, the less you're here". I heard both phrases on my first day as a deck hand and they struck me as funny and so true. The food on the boat is technically a part of our pay, so eat up! The more we … Continue reading The More You Eat, The More You Make →