The scenery is always changing

It's an interesting thing - that state after you wake up but before your full faculty is engaged. It's made more interesting when each day, as part of the routine, the window curtains are drawn back to reveal a familiar but always changing scene.

Today's surprise, a French amphibious assault ship, the Dixmude:

Africa Mercy

Today I visited the M/V Africa Mercy – my future home. Marcel needed to be in Durban for a Microsoft Cert test so I tagged along and got the tour from my future cohort Johan. The ship is still in dry-dock for the next few days, but I’m told work is progressing.

First impressions: the ship is huge! Pictures don’t really do it justice. Note the people working on the anchor to the right.

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