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Shirley's photos left and above
show the cruise ship MV Plancius
arriving at Tristan on Friday 8th April
and anchored alongside
the fishing vessel MV Edinburgh
which arrived the previous day. |
| The Plancius arrived Friday 8th April and anchored along side the Edinburgh that was offloading her final cargo. It was a sunny, calm day with a slight winter chill. The harbour was unusually busy with passengers and cargo arriving at the same time. Tours of the settlement and volcano started from the harbour with the Thatched House museum open for those that wished to visit. Other visitors spent time at the Tourism Centre gift shop, Post Office, Cafe da Cunha and exploring the settlement and Potato Patches. The golf match took place from 2pm until departure time. There was a guided trip by bus to the Potato Patches at 2.30 pmand then a tour of the Traditional Thatched House Museum. The last boat was at 5pm taking local guides for the outer island tours. Unfortunately sea conditions prevented landing on Saturday, but passengers were able to land on Nightingale Island on Sunday 10th April, dropping the guides back later in the day before the ship set sail for St Helena. |
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Calshot Harbour with the Plancius RIBs shown by the West Quay on the right. |
Plancius passengers at the Post Office counter |
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Passengers in the Café da Cunha
and viewing displays in the Tourism Centre |
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Making purchases at the Post Office counter |
Relaxing on the terrace
outside the Post Office and Tourism Centre |
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Going aboard for a trip to the Patches |
Starting off on a hike to the 1961 volcano |
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Above: A stop at Park 61
on the lower slopes of the 1961 lava flow
Right: walking back down the 1961 volcano. |
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Returning from a walk to the island cemeteries |
Enjoying a guided tour of the Traditional Thatched House Museum led by the Curator Shirley Squibb (back left). |
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Views of the afternoon
golf match
on the Hottentot Golf Course
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Photos of passengers (left and above)
and Tristan guides (below left)
travelling back and to the ship ready
for the trip to Nightingale Island. |
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Above: RIBs approach MV Plancius
Left: Passengers going aboard in perfect weather
Aboard the MV Plancius is Conrad Glass who is employed as a lecturer on the ship and he will continue with the vessel to St Helena, aiming to return to Tristan in May.
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