Sunday, 28 February 2016

First day of work

26th Feb
I woke up as the Polish guys left for work but it was still pitch dark so I snuggled down and waited till it got light.  Got up at 7.30 and woke Ian at 8.00, by 9.00 he had had breakfast and was ready to work. 
What a horrible job - removing every scrap of paint/tar/whatever to take the hull below the waterline back to bare metal.  Tiring and very dirty!  He is using a big power drill with a special fitting like a wheel that flays all the rubbish off the metal.  

He ends up looking rather like a panda – mostly black with a few white patches where the respirator covers his nose and mouth. 
Homemade soup and fresh baguette for lunch. At Lidl I bought 1 kg of Boerenwurst (farmer’s sausage, our favourite) and made a huge casserole for dinner (with tomato, beans, paprika), and still have loads of sausage left so we’ll be eating various sausage meals for a few days!

Ian worked till 10.00 – totally knackered.

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