Report and photos of the visit of the sailing ship Bark Europa to the Tristan Islands on 13th - 14th April 2016

Visit of the sailing ship Bark Europa to Tristan, April 2016

Report and photos of the visit of the sailing ship Bark Europa
to the Tristan Islands on 13th - 14th April 2016
from Shirley Squibb with additional photos from Kelly Burns

The Bark Europa arrived early morning on 13th April and passengers started coming ashore around 8:30am. There were spells of sunshine, a slight breeze and a calm harbour so not a bad day.

The day started with a hike to the to the 1961 Volcano ending at the Thatched House which was already open for visitors.

Tours that followed throughout the day were the Settlement, school, fishing factory and Potato Patches. The day ended with a game of golf and last boat was at 5pm.

Bark Europa carried a crew of 16 and 40 passengers.
Photos above show passengers boarding a RIB left and being welcomed at Calshot Harbour.

Scenes left and below of passengers
in and around the
Café da Cunha
in the Post Office and Tourism Centre.

Left:
Visiting the Traditional Thatched House Museum

Below:
Hiking on the 1961 volcano

Left:
Tour of the Settlement

Below:
Scenes during the afternoon golf match
Kelly Burns visited the Bark Europa in the afternoon and took these images around the sailing vessel.
Poor weather prevented the Bark Europa's Tristan visit continuing for a second day and the sailing ship therefore departed at 09.30 GMT on 14th April bound for Cape Town.

If you were on the ship , please take a moment to send us feedback on your visit
to enable the Tristan Tourism department to further improve their service to visitors,
by following the link to our On Line Feedback Form.