Crikey dude. That’s nuts. Are you onboard now?

Yeah onboard since Sunday after getting disinfected when we got off the plane there were 14 buses to take us to the port where we then got on a little crew boat out to the ship. Started sailing through a cracking thunderstorm on Sunday night towards Singapore where we will then get some supplies then head up towards Southern China.
Before all that we were locked down in a hotel at Schiphol airport from the previous Sunday, we all had to get covid tested which is extremely unpleasant getting a swab stuck so far up your nose it feels like they’re wiping the back of your eyes. Out of 230 people from about 4 or 5 different countries we had 3 positive tests and all 3 came via Glasgow. Then we had to stay locked away from the general public until our charter flight arrived in Saturday night. All to appease the Chinese client and we’re all getting tested again at Singapore and then again at China….I can’t wait for that 😭😭😂

Yikes. That’s not great. Stay safe dude =\

Crossed from Sri Lanka and now heading through the Malacca straights, should pass Singapore in a few days then turn towards China.
some nice skies tonight
Normal mode on phone

Night mode on phone, quite impressed

6 days later

A wee clip of some of the lightning last night here off the coast of Malaysia ⚡⚡

Amazing how much it lights up the area from total darkness.

It’s like a big photographer’s flashgun going off. I tried taking a photo of lightning at night and it just looked like a daytime photo. 😅

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Very clear night the other night, from the moon you have Mars then Saturn and the brightest is Jupiter. Wish I’d brought my camera and zoom lens 😕

Some stunning skies in the morning, very happy with the camera on this OnePlus 7T Pro

Currently around here sailing towards Hainan Island

    Only recognise some of these places from watching Vietnam war films.

    BritishBean I’ve never seen cloud just sitting that low, you should see it when there’s a storm, it’s stunning.

        Should be arriving near Hainan Island today and then it’s time for covid test number 3. All tests have been negative so far and no one else had been onboard since sailing from Malaysia to China but they just wanna test test test….. The joys of work 😭😭🤣🤣

        Jogort Don’t those clouds look low because they extend over the horizon so appear to be touching the sea?

            Gammerz of course but the closest ones are also very low, it’s easier to see when there’s a ship passing by.

              Now sitting just off the coast of Hainan Island next to a place called Sanya which is apparently quite a fancy resort city but we’ve no chance of getting ashore. Had our 3rd covid tests in as many weeks, I think I’m now getting used to having sticks rammed up my nose and down my throat.

              Only been away almost a month and still to start the project, should be sailing to the job site tomorrow sometime for prep and subsea tests then it’s commence with pipelay.

              And this morning’s 6am view

              Interesting clouds this morning, what are they testing in the South China sea 😲😲🤣🤣

              Holy crap. Either way that’s alarming. That’s one hell of an updraft 🙂

              It’s circular: a water spout trying to form?