Day 11 (7 days at sea): Time Slips Away

Spending seven days at sea has a way of blurring time and space. Finding fresh topics for the blog is becoming a challenge, so I’ll keep this entry short—no wasting your valuable reading time!  

Last night, we completely lost track of reality, missing a timezone change and arriving an hour late for dinner. Lesson learned: life at sea doesn’t wait for clocks.  

Tomorrow morning at 08:00, we’ll dock in Walvis Bay, Namibia, staying until 13:00 the following day. Preparation for this exciting stopover began yesterday as we filled out arrival and departure forms. Later today, we’ll attend a presentation about Walvis Bay and Swakopmund to help us plan our adventure.  

Our current plan? To hire a taxi and explore Swakopmund at our own pace. It should be a memorable day of discovery!  

Adventure of the day

Bingo night at the Studio Bar

Impressions

Nordic walking on deck 14: always counter-clockwise

Captain Bluebaer and Cruise Director explain the ship

The daily routine: Dark Chocolate and Raspberry

German North Sea Coast is everywhere

Logbook

Position: 19°44.91' S, 10°52,46' E
South of Cabo Verde, North of Namibia
East of Cabo Verde, West of Namibia
Timezone: GMT+2

Speed: 33km/h. Wind: 65km/h. Heading: 133°
Time to next port: 2 days

Risk of sea sickness: NONE
Risk of hallucinations: MEDIUM





Comments

  1. LömsNovember 24, 2024 at 12:08 AM

    Walvis Bay and Swakopmund will be exciting. In the bay you really can see whales. In Swakopmund look for the street names: many refer to the German past. You sure will have a lot of material for the next blog.

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  2. RKNovember 26, 2024 at 7:14 AM

    In der Tat: Swakopmund war sehr interessant. Der Bericht kommt wegen technischer Probleme später

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