Fire fighting

The biggest enemy on board a ship is a fire, so met a firefighter at a fire station nearby and did some exercising with a breathing apparatus. Highlight here was a obstacle course. We crawled through tubes and holes, over walls and other obstacles just for fun the light was turn of a fog machine started, screaming sound where coming out of the speakers last but not least special lamps where sending heat rays towards us. After a morning indoor the afternoon was all about the outdoor. We all met on a gravel pit and gave the fire extinguishers a try. Just some diesel and Gas put together in a pan, lighted up and we had an easy target to practice on. Powder extinguishers, CO2 extinguishers or the good old fire hose we tried them all.

One other highlight on this birthday of mine was that I was allowed to drive a Trabbi. For all of you not knowing what that is here a little intro. The Trabbi was the most manufactured car in East Germany an icon of socialist communism. Made out of a composite fabric and not metal it is very light and very noisy. Rumor has it, that it was made out of old cleaning rags soaked in epoxy. Never the less a great car, a merc everybody can drive but steering this one you have to think ahead, as there is no power brake unit nor a power steering. I was really thankful for this opportunity; a very old dream of mine came true this day.