Our cargo ship 'Grande Amburgo'

17 – 25 February 2014: ‘Roll, roll, roll your boat, gently down the stream..’

In our case, stream translates to the Atlantic ocean and by boat, we’re talking about a 200+ metre long, 30 metre wide freighter weighing in at just shy of 45,000 tons, with all her cargo.  Her engine reached around 25,000 bhp compared to say Pearl, my bike, which has 48 bhp.  Meet our magnificent vessel – the Grande Amburgo!

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