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A month as passengers aboard a working freighter

  • 07-09-2012 8:48pm
    #1
    Rovi
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    A couple of good friends of mine are undertaking the proverbial 'trip of a lifetime', circumnavigating the planet in a Mercedes Unimog camper.
    They recently left Europe bound for South America on board the Grimaldi Lines Grande San Paolo, from Le Harve to Montevideo.
    They landed a couple of days ago, and posted on their blog about the experience.
    I though you guys might like to read the thoughts of a couple of landlubbers on the voyage and the workings of an ocean going freighter:
    http://moglander.com/?p=1609


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  • #2
    Bob_the_dog
    Registered Users Posts: 184 ✭✭Bob_the_dog


    Great read, its on my list of things to do when I retire in 30odd years time


  • #3
    mervifwdc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 410 ✭✭mervifwdc


    :o

    I was wondering where all the web traffic was coming from! I have to say it was a superb trip. I felt bad that we did not get a bit more under the skin of the ship as it were, but as passengers we were well minded and kept away from anything sharp :-)

    Merv.


  • #4
    jamesdiver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 372 ✭✭jamesdiver


    Really cool trip. Well done for trying something different


  • #5
    mervifwdc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 410 ✭✭mervifwdc


    Hi,

    I've another post about the ship, this time some video as we walked about.

    http://moglander.com/?p=1683


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