Eventually other guys started to show up and it was a bit of a meet and greet session. We went into the marque for the site induction. There was only about 30 of us today as there was a huge show in Brisbane "riverfire". I was introduced to everyone as the pommie apprentice, you can imagine the amount of ammunition that gave everyone. So with the site induction consisting of don't f**k up and don't blow up we were ready to go. Hard hats and hi vis jackets handed out we started loading racks on the first barge. After an hour or so the ammunition was beginning to be fired at me, but after reminding them who owns their country they settled down. Standard procedure followed, group, angle, and nail the racks together. After morning tea we started dropping shells and wiring in. Having never used their firing system it was a steep learning curve but once the code was worked out it was fairly straightforward. Lunchtime came around and we sat down to a platter of BBQ chicken and 4 different salads! I had seconds as did everyone else and there was still food left over! Rather unenthusiastically everyone started to go back to work. I was bored of wiring shells so went with another guy to preload the harbour bridge show. A couple of hours later that was done and in the van and ready to go. I headed back to the barge and found a comfy spot to sit and play with some more wires. For daddy's info they use Fire one, don't buy it I don't like it. Anyway 4oclock came around and it was pack up time. I headed back to the hostel to have a shower. Shower done and an hour or 2 resting in bed I made some sweet and sour stir fry for dinner with enough for tomorrow's dinner too!
My evening consisted of meeting the new room mate a very friendly chap from chile! And watching some TV. Bed time for me now for more exciting happenings tomorrow!
This is the first of 6 barges.
There is 2 containers of pyro per barge!
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