Arriving early in the morning, followed by Queen Anne. We'd left with Queen Anne on the same day to fireworks from Southhampton, sailed passed her on the 13th March near Australia waving to each other, and return to Southampton on the same day - we went around the world westwards, they went around eastwards!!
We had the crew saying good bye, and a final tea with the Ukulele players ..
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Today we were in Cadiz, somewhere we've been a few times before.
We got off for a wander in Town, Mango, another Ale Hop visit, Coffee and lunch, and a wander back to the ship ...
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| Divers at work on QM2 |
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| Lunch |
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| Coffee! |
Today we had a country fair in the Queens's Room. Even the Ukulele players had a go ...
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| Captain having sponges throwing ... |
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Lots of Fiesta thing happening around the town - went to the African Market, had Coffee, Ale Hop for many bargains, and a lunch at a small Japanese Restaurant.
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| Busy day ...... |
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| Holland America one of the 3 ships in today! |
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| Japanese lunch |
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| Guitar playing |
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| African market |
Today was Helen's Birthday. To celebrate we took a coach trip to the Abbaye de Keur Moussa
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| Nature area at Monastery |
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| Birthday!! |
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| Mass |
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| Kora |
Crossed for the last time, now back in the Northern Hemisphere.
Didn't feel the bump though ......
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Today we went on a coach trip - passed the Uranium, Lithium and Marble workings. Saw a plant that grows one mm a year, so must be 2000 years at least! Stopped to see the dunes, and have a cold drink on the way. A very pleasant day, and not too hot, we arrived in thick fog.
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| 2000 year old plant!! |
A small visit by coach to see the Penguibs, followed by a coffee and wine buying, before boarding the ship to go through immigration to leave South Africa.
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| Lego shop!!! |
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| Coffee time ... |
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| Evening show |
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| Table mountain |
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| All Brooksons at lunch |
Took quite a time to clear immigration. We then went on a coach tour to see Durban, and the outlying areas and uMhalnga, where we had tea at the Oyster Box Hotel.
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| Durban Skyline |
Being Easter Sunday we voted for the best ones ....
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| 31 was very good ... |
Today we went on a 4 hour tour, mostly to rum establishments!! There is quite a production of rum, as there is much sugar cane on the island.
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| Sugar cane train |
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| Old Colonial house (where we had more rum) |
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| Seam engine made in Glasgow 1860 |
