Astor was back in St Peter Port on another sunny August day. Her days at sea might have been a bit different if she had started on her intended sailings between Cape Town and Southampton, but before being completed she was sold to a another shipping company. With her current owners she does sail into Cape Town occasionally, and April next year will see her spend two days there. In the foreground is the pier at Salarie Corner, with the Island of Sark in the background.
Astor left at tea time bound for Honfleur and then on to Zeebrugge. The seas off St Peter Port look empty for August even though the sun is still shining. October will see her heading westbound across the Atlantic, through the Panama Canal and onto Auckland. The sea off St Peter Port will look even emptier then!
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