Reflections: leaving Hamburg behind

This reflection drifts between the weight of end-of-month pressures, long cleaning shifts, and inspections, and the lighter rhythms of shipboard life, from tea and coffee exchanges to quiet moments in a camping chair at sunrise. There is a sense of shifting dynamics with new crew and experts on board, and the lesson of bending with different personalities. The day closes with an encounter at sea when a massive super yacht cuts across their course, stirring both irritation and humour. My apologies that my prejudice against Russian super yacht owners comes to shine.