Greetings from Antwerp! We're docked here for a couple of days of loading, at the 2nd biggest port in Europe (after Rotterdam). It was remarkable, sailing past endless cranes and containers and cars and ships on our way down the long channel from the sea, through the port and into a huge lock, which made canal locks in England seem like little bath tubs. Towering cranes lift and shift lorry-length containers with such ease that they look like matchboxes.
After boarding ship in Tilbury, I found out we were due to leave at about 2 a.m. that night. So I settled in and headed to bed, not quite sure what disruption would awake me at what point! Sure enough, huge engines rumbled into gear at about 2 o'clock, and my nervous sleep and curiosity meant I couldn't resist looking at what was going on as we pulled out of port. And so we trundled down the Thames and out into the North Sea, across towards Belgian waters.
I trust the pictures give a feel for what it's looked like so far... All being well, I'll check in again in Dakar!
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