The
Captain was right about the weather and we bounced around quite a lot during
the night and somebody mentioned there was force 9 winds. All I know is that in
the middle of the night I looked out of the cabin window and the sea looked
very rough with the wind blowing spray into our balcony and when you consider
we are about 80/90 feet up and about the same distance from the front of the
ship that would confirm it was a little rough.
Nevertheless
we went for breakfast as we arrived in Port and we allowed all those who were
booked on trips to leave first and then about 1000 we left the ship and of
course being plagued by the taxi drivers offering major discounts, I doubt, on
trips around the town and to the beaches etc but we just wanted to walk around
the town. Along the beach front there were quite a lot of bars with Wi-Fi but we
found a Hotel in the backstreet's where they charged about $2.00 per hour, still
expensive but better than nothing and so much faster than ship connections. We
tried to call our daughter at home but they were out but were able to update
our email etc.
You
will some photos on the Phanfare website showing and extensive part build of
new apartments covered with thatch where the building programme stopped over
two years ago and now the thatch is coming off as the houses head in to
dereliction, Such a shame and this cost somebody a lot of cash. As this was a
Government sponsored area for tourism perhaps it was the government who built
them?
We
walked around the craft market but the owner was pissed off with me trying to
take photos so I really didn't get any shots of all their stuff.
On
the backstreet's of the town we found a local bar and no cruise passenger, just
some locals, where we had a beer and watched the birds of the feathered
variety. The a slow walk back along the sea front crowded with cruise passengers
in bars and some on the beach for a swim. We decided to board early as they
could use one ramp on this small jetty and we are glad we did as 30 minutes
later there was a queue stretching all alongside the ship along the jetty and
out in the town.
We
had a light salad lunch but it still amazes me how much people can eat from a
buffet and there were plates piled high with the roast of the day and all the
trimmings and then an extra plate for chips. Jen looked around the pool area
considering a swim but it is crowded and no doubt with so many passengers who
do not have balcony cabins that stay in a cabin without windows have to spend
many hours on the decks and elsewhere.
So
we adjourned back to our balcony and then Noel took a little nap to help recover
from the poor night’s sleep he had the previous night. Tonight it’s the ‘Best
of Britain’ food in the buffet and so we shall probably go there for a small
meal rather than the three or four course you get in the main restaurant.
Noticed
just before we left the cabin that the film ‘The Departed’ with Matt Damon,
Jack Nicholson and Gerard De Caprio is showing tonight and so after dinner our
plan is to head back to the room and watch this violent and challenging film
and try to understand it. We have both seen this film before but it was a bit
confusing and so by watching it tonight we might get to understand it.
We
lose another hour again tonight so we will be as from tomorrow seven hours
behind the UK.
