Sailing Around The World With New Dawn.

Hauled out at Durban Marina Yacht Lift Tuesday and am preparing New Dawn for hibernating for the coming three months. A very dirty and windy yard, but that is what has been chosen.

We had a very fast night sail from Richards Bay to Durban and arrived as the sun was up.  Very busy Durban harbour; these squares are AIS targets of ships, both at anchor waiting to enter and those ships already in the harbour.  Its a big town with about 3.8 m inhabitants.  Here the control tower give me permission to enter.  Durban Marina, where they squeezed me into a very tight corner. Wonder how I can get out again.  Stormy weather our first night in the Marina. We took a three hours bus tour of Durban. Not much of interest, but we now have a better understanding of the town and its layout. Photos from the tour are, as follows:  Mercedes, BMW, Toyota and others are manufacturing cars in South Africa and there are always the car transporting ships in Durban Harbour.  A  bit "folkloric".  On of the stadiums build for the world cup football. Can contain 65.000 spectators. Nice design.  A very att

Welcome to Zululand Yacht Club. There are Crocodiles and Hippos around the marina, so no swimming.....  Nice bird with long legs; it is a Goliath Heron and is very elegant..

This mornings monkey business.