Another week has gone by and so much to say! Been working on the tan but also on getting a new job :)Thanx to everyone who has emailed me, nice to hear from you :) If I don't reply straight away I will get back to you eventually :) Oh and wishing my lil brother a happy 24th l'anniversaire!
Oh now this is a pic of Antibes on the left here or it might be above when I post this. Been walking this dock to ask for work in 35 degree heat - hot work! It's been so incredibly hot here, day after day of perfect weather but it's a curse when you're running around in a shirt and shorts trying to find a job!
Had some fun at the crewhouse I'm at, good people and good times. Many afternoons lying on a sun bed taking in the sun and drinking a beer! Yes I know I never drink beer but there's something about the heat here that makes you crave it - it's the only thing that quenches the thirst! However for those Frucor people reading this I have had many a can of orangina, and have bought countless bottles of water, prefer evian but there's so many different brands. Some of the mineral water here is horrible, far too much magnesium so the water tastes like metal - yuck! Anyway I'm digressing already. There are four pet rabbits living here, which is quite hilarious cause the hop around the back yard all day. Have keep doors closed or the hop inside. There's also a little dog, I have no idea what his real name is but I've named him moppy cause he looks like a mop with a smile haha. The beach is walking distance but it's stoney not sandy, but it attracts a surprising amount of people that rock up there everyday with their inflatable loungers and rings - all the rage. I think I've just about got used to the driving on the right hand side of the road.... funny to have to actually think to look right first before crossing the road - no near misses yet :)
Well I don't wanna right a novel here so here's a few highlights for ya
- Night out in Antibes and Juan Les Pins last weekend - got access to a vip area and had a ball on the dance floor - we got the train home at 6.30am ;P
- Went to Cannes on monday and had a look around (it's beautiful) before heading to my medical appt (have to get a special med certificate to work on yachts) and it was a lot further than I thought - got a bit lost but I made it there - but had to walk back to Cannes as there weren't any more buses back - grrrr
- Had my first job interview with the chief stew of a 54m motor yacht.... but missed out on the job unfortunately, but good experience to have the interview
- Met up with my friend Nic who is on a massive 94m yacht. Had a few beers at the hop store - the place to meet in Antibes.... oh had a few G&T's too :) Nice to see a familiar face and catch up with her after a few years.
- Got day work through one of the agencies for the next day on a 34m charter yacht that had one day between charters to get the boat ready. Got picked up by the skipper who drove us to Cannes and I was hanging onto my seat as he was cuttin sum serious corners - mind you, everyone here drives crazy. Got to the dock and the captain picked us up on the dingy. He was a Kiwi... from Wellington! haha classic. He thought I was an experienced stewardess though so was a bit surprised to hear it was my first yacht (agency's mistake I think). Because the boat was anchored it was swaying quite a bit and I'm sad to say it only took about 20mins before I was sea sick throwing up in the bathroom, and freaking out that I wasn't going to be able to work. Luckily the stew gave me some wrist bands and seasick pills, as I felt so sick! Luckily it passed once we were cruising and we docked at Nice thank god! Worked 9 hours and basically polished every inch of the interior, vacummed and did some detailing (i.e. cleaning with a cotton bud, 'polished' the magazines etc)..... that's the thing about yachts is they always have to look so incredibly pristine that that shine and a finger print shall never been found. They put on a nice lunch for all the crew and I ended up working till 8pm so I can't have been that bad for them to keep me on late. I cleaned the galley for the chef and had to watch live lobsters being put into boiling water - it seems so cruel and they certainly put up a fight!
- Ok that was a ridiculously long bullet point above but it still makes me feel like this is less of a novel
- It was my first time in Nice yesterday and it ended up being a half hour walk from the boat to the train station and I was sooooo tired but made it home and had a swim and a rose before bed
So there's another taste of life over here. Now time to update my CV with my new experience and find some more work! However going to take the weekend off and probably going to Italy for a night - look out italian stallions!
Miss you all lots XXXXX
Kel
p.s. Have to say, the the french and italian men are the total cliche, and let's say they are not shy. I had to laugh when one italian on a scooter stopped on a busy road just to talk to me and kiss my hand.... but I have no idea what he was saying hehe.
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