The Three Week Itch

Everyone is really starting to itch for Liverpool.  We’ve been passing up and down the channel between Ireland and England/Scotland all day, doing loops just north of Scotland and biding our time until we’re ready to head back for Liverpool – we must have student drivers at the wheel with all these donuts we're doing!  There were three rounds of quizzes/tests today, and I think the cadets are just getting over the shock of it all this evening.  The map and guide to Liverpool have been going like hotcakes, and everyone appreciated having new news articles this afternoon after a weekend hiatus.

In talking with one of the commanding officers (Yesko), I learned a little more ship lingo today – especially as it pertains to the library.  See, on ships, nearly everything gets a nickname or new name entirely once it comes on board; ropes become line, floors become soles, the ceiling is called the overhead, bathrooms are heads, the kitchen is the galley, and so forth.  Same thing goes for people, or rather, their titles or duties on ship.  In tradition, I am told, the cook is affectionately known as “Cookie,” the radio operator is called “Sparks,” and the librarian (yes, we were at sea even in olde times) becomes “Books.”  I think the new nickname suits me quite well!

Signing off,
Books