Hester's Head

It's 'bout time I posted these links:

When we sailed from Goa we brought three combat camera crewmembers with us and they've been around taking pictures and video of what we've been up to as we've sailed around the horn of Africa. We crossed the equator a couple times in the last week and Sunday afternoon was quiet enough we had another, much smaller, crossing the line ceremony for the 13 tadpoles we had on board. The Combat Camera crew are now trusted shellbacks as well. They were taking pictures before and after they were dipped in the brine, so, hopefully, they will post some pictures on the website.

Here's the link to their website:

www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca

Just type "Ottawa" after keyword in the photo search and you will find plenty of pictures of the ship. And lots of pictures of our boarding party. YAWN.

I think I already posted the link to HMCS Ottawa's photo gallery, but here it is again:

http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/ottawa/home/index_e.asp

We also have a Mission line that people can call to get updates on what the ship is doing. I've never called it, but I heard that it's quite good. You can contact the Mission Line from anywhere in Canada at 1-800-866-4546. Dial 1 for English or 2 for French, and then I guess you just follow the instructions.