Ship Shape

I took this picture last summer but had forgotten about it until I came across it while going through the archives the other day. It's a shot of the German Navy ship, Gorch Fock, which docked on the River Liffey over a year ago now.

The crew are busy hoisting the sails here but, as I was pressing the shutter, I remember thinking that despite the focus and teamwork required for such a job, the minds of each link in this human chain were probably secretly wishing for the end of the day, or, even, the whole mission, and yearning deeply, perhaps, for the solace of home.

Strange the kind of stories that a picture can conjure in the mind!

More soon ...

Und get me the Fock outta here!