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3 good clear toots. Thats it for today. Thanks everyone. Sail,away here will be quicker today with Noordam and Grand Princess, but no blocking!

That horn sounds quite tired.

Good news!

Eurodam Captain will be pleased that the Apex is departing.

Three good toots.

So NA away first.

NA going!

Eurodam to go first!

Apex departure toot.

Noordam not moving either, but she is tied up in port here today!

2 more pallets!

Eurodam frustrated as well, having been ready for some time!

Pallets still being loaded on Apex (5 more)

Its the same the world over.

NA now 1645.

Pilot about to board Eurodam as Apex ready to go.

Checking in, NA now 1600.

Thank you for the reminder, Hope to be here for sail away.

Bon Voyage!

Sitting in our living room watching the Carnivall Splendor travelling south, after her visit to Port Chalmers today.

Thank you for your reply. The student would be very thankful to be given the equipment. Am sure that Jose would approve and be very proud.

Thanks for the HAL Fleet locations and the Daily. @richwmn Rich, it doesn't seem that long ago, it was a pleasure meeting with you. Unfortunately we will not be here when you arrive on the Volendam, otherwise we could have arranged to meet again. Noordam is calling us!! It's a very wet windy day, such a shame for the cruise ship passengers in port today. @kazu thank you for the link to the bursary page. Was it Jose's wish to set up the bursary? It's a wonderful thing to do. @Vict0riann sorry to read of your walking problem, hope that you will soon get a diagnosis and treatment can begin. @RMLincoln pleased that you have arrived at your new home, good luck with the unpacking and decisions of what to place where!

Bon Voyage Everyone!

@Cruising-along here is the Kit Kat slice recipe. 300 grams digestive biscuits 100 grams butter melted 250 grams condensed milk 2 x 45 gram packs of Kit Kat 100 grams Nestle milk chocolate Crush digestive biscuits in food processor. In medium sized bowl, mix together crushed biscuits, butter and condensed milk. Add chopped Kit Kat, fold into mixture. Scoop mixture into an 8 x 8 cm baking tin, level out the mixture, Refrigerate until set. Melt milk chocolate pour over the set base. leave to set. (Recipe says to add another 100g of butter to the chocolate when melting, but I did not do so). An easy recipe. Found on the website of local supermarket.

Thanks for all the posts today, good humour. Used condensed milk this morning while making a Kit Kat slice,will cut it into squares later, when the chocolate covering the base is set. Timaru is located between Christchurch and Dunedin. One of the ship excursions is a bus trip to Mount Cook, the highest mountain in New Zealand.