When a port does not have a dock the ship pulls down the life boats and all passengers are taken to the shore via a tender. Today, even in the cove, it was unsafe to tender due to high winds of 40 MPH. Immigration from Namibia did come aboard in their speed boat so we did complete the immigration process. Tomorrow we can go ashore from a dock and set foot in this country. Luderitz was a German outpost until 1915 when West Africa took control, deporting many Germans. The pictures of this port show the German influence in the buildings with German styling. We had a private excursion to Kolmanskop, the abandoned mining town, that we had to cancel. So today is a sea day. Water color classes and Mahjong for me and lectures and reading for Don as the day flows.
A bit
about provisioning. It is typically done in the larger ports. Food, wine, everything you would need to run
this massive hotel. They promise to never run out of toilet paper. Hope they
break out the fresh blueberries they received in Cape Town.
When a ship is commissioned there is a ceremony and plaques are created to commemorate. The first time a ship goes into a port another ceremony and another plaque. This ship continues around the world and will add more plaques no doubt.
The Zuiderdam decided to get in the Christmas spirit just before Thanksgiving. Staff served spiced punch and ginger cookies, played carols and ran the train.
An alligator
in the Lido Pool! The mass of towel
animals made me smile during morning stretch.
Hundreds surrounded us.
1 comment:
The towel animals are adorable!! So clever!
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