All the preparation the crew did yesterday could have been done today. We woke at 6am in time to see the pilot heading back to shore after guiding the ship through the reef. We were anchored in the harbour and were flying a Fiji flag.
Three Quarantine inspectors came on board to check that the ship was "clean". After they had eaten breakfast at the captain's table and accepted a gift of a bottle of whisky each they were taken back to shore. Then three more officials came on board, one of whom was the ship's local agent.
They left at 9am. There were three ships ahead of us and the loading is done with slow cranes so we were told we would not come into dock till 6am tomorrow.
We went to the foc'sle and saw a snake swimming around the ship.
There were two ships waiting in front of ours.
We looked at Suva from the bridge.
We wondered who lived in this mansion. Is it Frank Banimarama?
The engineers spent the day catching up with maintenance then after dinner Marian the Romanian second engineer invited us to view the engines. We went up and down 5 floors below deck of motors, pumps and control boards. Just amazing. But very hot and noisy.
It is all controlled in this airconditioned room:
We took many more photos but will never remember what they all were.
Three Quarantine inspectors came on board to check that the ship was "clean". After they had eaten breakfast at the captain's table and accepted a gift of a bottle of whisky each they were taken back to shore. Then three more officials came on board, one of whom was the ship's local agent.
They left at 9am. There were three ships ahead of us and the loading is done with slow cranes so we were told we would not come into dock till 6am tomorrow.
We went to the foc'sle and saw a snake swimming around the ship.
1/11/12 Has the boat gone down??? You should be well and truly rested by the time you get back. Did you know that you are reading the Bible next Sunday, Lyn? We haven't been ab le to read you for a while as we were in Melbourne the weekend before last and our computer has refused to allow us to access the web. We had an excellent service last Sunday where quite a number of people's children came to the service specially arranged, including Nerida and Garry. Elaine finished her 4 weeks' teaching and has survived. So have the children! Stephen H is continuing to improve. Balance is affected. Looking forward to hearing the rest of your stories. E and G
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