Amadea

She is almost home, her last port of call before arriving in Hamburg. Amadea left Europe before Christmas last year, sailed down the coast of Brazil, visiting amongst other ports Rio de Janiero and Buenos Aires, before sailing around Cape Horn into the Pacific.

The beginning of February this year found her off the coast of Chile visiting the "Cape Horners" port of Valparaiso, before continuing to Peru and Ecuador. In March she was sailing through the Panama Canal visiting Cuba and other Caribbean Islands and by the end of the month she was back this side of the Atlantic in La Coruna before heading north and home.

With the trees still looking wintry with no summer growth the Amadea opens the season in Guernsey being the first liner to visit in 2016. With an arrival at breakfast time she was on her way to Germany early afternoon. Sunday will see in her Hamburg where this well traveled lady rests before heading south to the Canary Islands in mid-April.

The waters outside St Peter Port Harbour look very empty at this time of year, no ferries or visiting yachts yet, only the Amadea looking part of Castle Cornet. A lack of tourists on top of the Castle as well on this warm April day.

Amadea is the first liner to use the pontoon with the longer access ramp giving a less steep climb from the tenders to the shore. St Peter Port continues to improve the arrival for guests and this is the second year to use this area to land in the heart of St Peter Port