Sunday 17 June - Father's Day

Today is Father's day. There is 25 people in the isolation ward with this GI bug. Due to the quick spread and every one of them ate salad in the last two days they have shut down the deli self serving area. So no fruit, salad, puddings, jello, anything that we were dishing out in the main mess hall. Pretty funny since I have had salad every day since I got on the ship and from both sides. The bug is still going strong, so I think it is somewhere else or a specific bowl they all got it from. We did a clean down of the department and group muster for the first time since we came to the first stop in Indonesia. Yesterday I forgot to mention they did rank promotion and awarded them with the new insignia. Every one turns out and supports their friends. 

Had a very short Sacrament meeting as they changed the fire and abandon ship drills to earlier in the afternoon. We moved pretty fast in getting up to the flight deck but there were people sick or not showing up to their assigned boat so we stood up there for 45 min. Pretty fun to listen to the military comment how if the lower  class would be in charge it would go much more organized and on time. They are celebrating the Army Corpman's birthday celebration so they have cake for all the army guys but not the rest. Interesting our guys had to set up for it but can't get any of it. 

Today at 8:00 am we had a supply ship meet us in the middle of the sea. It came from Singapore and is staffed pretty much by civilians and ship merchants. I found out that if the ship has a blue and yellow stripes on the top mast area it is a navy Marine ship. They also have to shoot with a rifle a phone line from their ship to ours. It was really cool to see them pumping the fuel onto the ship. They loaded us with supplies and food. This means we get fresh fruit and more toilet paper. Yea!! A helicopter had to lift the pallets from the supply ship to our ship. Took about 2 hours to helicopter and 4 hours to pump fuel. The two pilots had to steer both ships side by side for the whole time. Interesting since we were only about 100 yard apart. Got some great pictures and video. Probably toooooo many. Girls we will be editing. I will try and call in your morning for Father's Day as it is our first day in port seeing patients and I am not sure how busy we will be on the ship at 7:30 am our time when it is 5:30 pm your time. Will try to at least call dad in the morning (your time) when it is bed time our time. 

Thanks for listening to me even through writing. I feel I have a listening ear. Love you guys. Miss you all. We will have to do Father's day when I get home. 

Mom /Caroline