SHIP´S DIARY Position report March 11th, 2006, at 1800 (Translated from Swedish) 24 hour distance: nmAverage speed: knotsUnder sail: hrs Other non-logbook data Position: S 033 dgrs 57.8 mnts E 025 dgrs 38.0 mnts Wind: knots (relative)Wave height:COG: dgrsSOG: knotsLOG: knotsAir pressure: 1013 mbTemperature: 21 dgrs CWater temp.: 21.3 dgrs CDepth: m Lunch: AshoreDinner: Ashore Today it was “open ship", just like yesterday. Then we had 1,487 visitors and today, Saturday, there were more of them. When the last visitor had left the ship at 1700, 3,480 people had been on board. The arrangements here in Port Elizabeth are located to a kind of “tent town" around the ship, which is moored to the quay on her port side. All visitors are let aboard via the gangway, over weather-deck, down to gun-deck and then shown around on port and starboard sides. Then they return to weather-deck and the ladder up to sun-deck. Everywhere deck hands are informing them about the ship and its details. There are a lot of questions and a great interest. When we leave, we shall see if we have had as many visitors as in Recife. The football game tomorrow between the Swedish Ship Götheborg and a team from Port Elizabeth has already been won by us - on walk-over. That is a bit sad, but then it also gives us the opportunity to see and experience other things in the city. One is an excursion to Jeffry´s Bay, Surfers´ Paradise, staying the night on Island Vibe, a home of sorts for surfers on the beach. Others may choose to visit zoological parks to study lions, rhinoceros and elephants in their natural habitat. And - do not not think about the weather down here. It is perfect all the time.
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Lisa at work as we are approaching Nelson Mandela Bay.
Although the nights in South Africa can get a bit chilly, Swedish winter feels far, far away...
