So, not much to talk about right now, BUT... yesterday we went and had some fun on the waves, driving zodiacs (rubber boats with a solid deck and an outboard engine) around. In the morning we just got the hang of it... or got back into it, for those who had already driven small boats around. We also practiced coming up to the jetty, which is harder than it looks. It wasn't too bad, but we were in a no-wake zone so we had to go r-e-a-l-l-y s-l-o-w. In the afternoon, we took a little spin around the harbour, though we couldn't get close to the heavies. We saw an old Royal Navy ammunition depot--and by old I mean, age-of-sail old--that is now in disrepair, and then went in big fat circles, zigging and zagging merrily and pushing our little 25HP engines for all they're worth.
A 10-man zodiac does not go fast.
Anyway, it was a lot of fun, and to go with all that fun, my cold (which had been messing up my throat for almost a week) is all but cleared up. I still cough a bit and my voice isn't quite back to normal, but at least I don't sound like the Godfather. ("I'll make him an offer he can't refuse...")
Tomorrow we get to get up extra-early and go off to the Sig Sauer range and fire pistols that, hopefully, will work better than the Browning Hi-Power pistols we have at RMC--some of them actually were made during WW2, and pretty much all of them by the time the Korean conflict ended.
Thursday and Friday will be devoted to RAS training on the actual RAS trainer--replicas of the top deck of the Halifax-class frigates--for heavy jackstay and refueling training. Should be fun... at least it beats sitting around.
Can't wait for next week, though, when we head off to DC school.
Other than that, life is quiet. We get a three-day weekend this week, because of Canada Day. Lovely.
Stay frosty, everybody. I know I am, in this drafty room.
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