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We were loading containers and trailers and we had 3 more ports in Europe before we left for South and Central America. We spent the day in Gothenburg, but I don't know for how many days Nordic Stream had been in Gothenburg.
were really big so there were people from a magazine taking pictures of the event.

- Are you comfortable? Captain asked.

first pub. well, after a few beers
to the action and good music around the corner. And you can always drink a beer while waiting for the




the weather was gorgeous so I enjoyed myself, and a few
beers didn't make things worse.
old for that now. Sometimes anyway.
nice summer evening and we had our opportunity to go ashore, so we did. There was a pier with pubs and discos, at least this is how I remember it.












because it's mandatory.


beers. First stop was at a restaurant for dinner and then the rest of the stops were for beer only. Getting tipsy and it was time to return to the ship.



only took us alongside during day light. A good routine, but I guess that’s changed by now.





1692 and subsequent fires, hurricanes, flooding, epidemics and another earthquake in 1907.
prostitutes. When Charles Leslie wrote his history of Jamaica, he included a description of the pirates of Port Royal:
The city’s wealth was so great that coins were preferred for payment rather than the more common system of bartering goods for services.
no longer needed to defend the city. The selling of slaves took on greater importance. Upstanding citizens disliked the reputation the city had acquired. In 1687, Jamaica passed anti-piracy laws. Instead of being a safe haven for pirates, Port Royal became noted as their place of execution. Gallows Point welcomed many to their death, including Charles Vane and Calico Jack, who were hanged in 1720. Two years later, forty-one pirates met their death in one month.
and as soon as we put down our ramp on the jetty there was plenty stevedores coming onboard, yah man
joint hanging from his mouth all the time.


believe me, she was not beautiful. I almost
- Hell, I don't understand that! With all the beautiful women around here.
Officer had arranged a tour of Kingston in the afternoon. She had arranged a min van for us so we left the ship in the afternoon.
Anyway racism was not invented in Europe. I saw some interesting stuff in Kingston, among them a kitchen made out of a wrecked van. I would not have ordered food there even if they gave me money. Otherwise it was pretty much like a small town in England except for the palm trees and the weather.

apprentices. We wanted to go see Bocagrande. Obviously a good place for some night life. And we could spend a few hours with day light to see if there were any sights worth seeing.
disco later on in the evening and I remember what I did, but that will
be revealed when I'm 70.


think we left for Christóbal, Panama. Christóbal is the port at the Panama Canal on the Atlantic side.

South America and the place look pretty much the same as 10 years ago. A few new houses, not at all as coming back to any Asian city. New houses and developments. Yes, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok are not easy to recognise today. well, anyway, I was back in Christóbal 20 years later.
guy trying to climb onboard. I think we stayed for 1 or 2 days at the anchorage. The next day we took a speed boat ashore for a good time
Police station trying to get a Police report, well, all for nothing.
there wasn't very much to see in the town or village. It was a poor village and it did not made my
feel any better. Pretty boring and only one drug store so I returned to the ship after a while.
on the 4 to 8 watch now. I think I had to change because we had one AB falling of a container in,
- WOW!!
called it, today the name is most likely changed to Manila or Russian bar or something exciting like that.
Well, I had one beer before returning onboard, it was a very sad place.
tennis ball. Not worth the trouble to cut it for just spoon full, yes, it's coming with a wee bit of job to prepare an Avocado so why bother for just a spoon full? But this Avocados, Jesus, that was something and I have loved avocado ever since.
He had won the lottery so he took a trip to Australia, party
they had to work their way back home. A good idea, but now there is no Swedish ships around anymore.
pointed at me on this trip. Well, this time it was several machine guns. I was walking down an alley when I van pulled up next to me. The door slide open and several Polices or soldiers were pointing their machine guns at me.














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