Thursday 28th January 17:00hours

Day 23


Last night we watched the film, mainly because I wasn’t convinced I had seen it, and also because it is a good air conditioned area and we can still get drinks served at our seats.
As it turned out I hadn’t seen it. I thought it was a very good film.
Pauline seemed to think she had seen it, and anyway was falling asleep in her fourth large G&T of the day, and our wine at dinner. 
Much to the annoyance of a lady sitting in front, she asked me what had happened every time her head flopped forward. 
 I eventually  ignored her pleas for updates, so she rolled back to our cabin, and to bed before the end of the film.
This morning we arrived in Santana and the ship berthed at 9am in what looked like an unused container port, with a sand quarry behind it and some warehouses.
I should state now, that somehow we had cocked up the pre booking of this particular trip between us some months back. 
Which with the benefit of hindsight, must have been because of our ability to see into the future, and know that we would lose a day(the hoist failure).
We were due to stop here for two days originally. One day for the organised excursion to Macapa and the second day for an unorganised day.
Anyway, we decided not to go ashore, and we have some honest excuses....honestly.
Pauline’s cough has come back with avengeance.
On top of that, the City was up to 45 minutes away on a bus, with no air conditioning, on poor roads and it was already 36c! 
So we would have been 90 minutes on the road with a trip leaving at 13:30 and getting back for an all aboard at 15.30 for a 16:00 cast off.
Based on past excursions which had left us feeling worse for wear, because of the cramped conditions of the seating we decided, and we could have booked it, that another day of reading was our best option.
So, we missed out on a chance to stand each side of the Equator. We’ve  been there and done that already in Ecuador and Kenya and got the certificates to prove it anyway.
Cast off was on time for a full day at sea tomorrow, due to be arriving in French Guiana on Saturday at 08:00.