As we are due to arrive in Fiji tomorrow the crew were busy preparing the ship for port. We went to the bow as usual to watch the flying fish . Soon after a group of 4 crew arrived and opened a storage hatch. They proceeded to haul out long lengths of mooring rope using the electric winch and the capstans and wound them carefully around on top of a pallet. Eventually they had three neat, solid piles of rope that would unwind easily when they were to be drawn out onto the dock. They did the same at the stern, then prepared the gangway ready to be lowered. That kept us entertained for an hour or so, learning the ropes as the saying goes.
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