Fredrikstad

We rocked up here after a short but scenic bus ride from Oslo Airport. We encounted a few tunnels on the way.

The majority of sail trainees left the bus on the west side of the river before we were dropped outside the old town. We only had a short walk before we reached the quayside and set foot on the majestic Statsraad Lehmkuhl! We were all very tired. Once we'd been checked in we were given hammock numbers and led down below deck into the trainee living quarters. I was assigned hammock 62. I am part of Red watch. The ship is run by trainees working in 3 shifts red, white and blue. Red watch work from 12pm to 4pm and midnight to 4am.

I had a lovely evening, and a nice chat with Amy from the Western Isles and Alan from Newcastle.Read more