Le Port
22th
First that day I assisted in the engine department at arrival.
Then the deck cadet rang down & asked if I would like to go ashore.
Only a half hour later we’re signing the ashore-papers & started to walk of the ramp.
Just as we sat our foot on the cay the heaven opened up & a heavy tropical rainfall came down upon us.
Even though, we walked for 20 minutes to reach the gate & the kind guards let us inside their boson.
They thought we looked ridiculous thus we were soaking wet & tried to call the seaman’s service so we could get a ride.
It was Sunday,
so they didn’t open until two o’clock & we went back to the vessel to change clothes & eat lunch.
And as a good sign the weather had switched over to a clear sunny sky when we left the ship for the second time.
When we started to approach the city I got this fantastic impression & instantly wanted to stay there a long time. The people were relaxed & toke pleasure in the easiest things.
In their gardens they had bananas, mangos, grapes, pineapples
– all kind of fruits. Everywhere you went you saw cats, chickens, dogs, parrots & lizards.
Sadly almost every market was closed,
but we kept walking & finally found a bar/restaurant with maritime interior.
Even if it was three-four in the afternoon it was such a heat,
we sat down in the shadow & ordered cold beverages.
The owner was a mademoiselle & since we sat there for several hours we actually got to know her to the point where she drove us back to the harbor.
She made a good sale that day haha.
When the sun had gone down two more crewmembers found the bar it was a good way to end our ashore experience.
I will post another time when I had time to get the rest of my pictures & write some more.
Back at Figaro we started the stowage search after a quick change of clothes.
By midnight we were at open seas again & I could go to bed after an extraordinary day.
Now we got four new crewmembers onboard.
They are working on the OPCON’s prototype
– a system that is going to take surplus energy from the vessels machinery & use it to produce electricity instead of going to waste.
So there are many people in the engine areas nowadays which is fun.
The fire exercise that I have been working on together with the deck cadet went over expectations.
Before I go down to do the evening round I planned to take an hour to exercise,
today it's drag-muscles day.
