Air Conditioning

So, here on the open ocean it is about 80 degrees in my stateroom. It makes for lots of sweating and luckily most of my job takes place in Combat, an area that is kept at a comfortable 50 degrees. We have air conditioning, but with my stateroom having three of four bulkheads receiving direct sunlight, the air doesn’t cool very well. It’s not too bad and somewhat reminds me of those hot nights, long ago during plebe summer (you know what I am talking about all you fellow Academies and Chris).

Oh a quick response to Chris’ comment. Tell Teya I say, “Hi” and that I will be back soon enough and she can just save up all the fun for when I return. Also, she doesn’t mean to ignore you it’s just that without me… well yeah she means to ignore you.

Back to the fun. Today we are doing some operations with the carrier that put us directly in front of the carrier, about 1 mile (nautical mile that is) in front of her. Marty and I took a quick pic for all the readin’ folk out there:

The Navy at its finest. I know that the momma likes pics of the boy better when he smiles so this one is for the momma:
In all his glory Marty has an addition to the blog:

It just keeps getting hotter! We are so far south that if we go any farther it will actually get cooler. The mustache thing was fun and funny for a while by I think that the seven of us (or so) that still have ours are about ready to part ways with them.

I have had a good couple of days. I made my first phone calls, got a package in the mail, and have had a couple of great workouts. Oh, and as usual I just continue to dominate the entire Pacific Ocean with my watch team!

This is the third time that I have sailed in these waters. The first was during 9/11 when I was stationed on the USS Princeton. We stayed underway for over three months straight and played a big role in Operation Enduring Freedom. Luckily, we shouldn’t have to stay out that long this time without pulling in to some ports.

I only have a couple of months left on Mobile Bay and the pressure is on for me to finish a major engineering qualification called EOOW. That is pronounced “E-OWW”. Nothing fun about studying for it but I must finish it before the transfer.

That’s it for today… take care folks. –Marty

Thanks Martin. I am getting really excited for Singapore. I have a hotel for a couple of nights there that has a swim up bar, a casino and good food. I want to just relax some and spend some time out at the pool. People keep asking me what I am going to do in Singapore, but I don’t know yet. I think because so much of my days on the ship are scheduled hour by hour that I would much prefer to just be spontaneous. There is a night safari that everyone says is cool (especially drunk), but I don’t know if that’s something that I want to plan. I would rather just decide, “Hey! I wanna go tromp around buzzed and see animals!”

I got my fourth package from the rents yesterday. Thank you. The boxes are filled with good stuff. I could use some power bars. With me working out a lot I need something to eat right after working out (Vanilla Crisp, Banana, and Peanut Butter are the best flavors).

I miss y’all and I hope things are going well on your end. In the comments post some things that you all have been doing. Enough about me lets hear about all of you.