The Crossing....

Hi All,

Well, I wasn't ill at all travelling over on the boat from Ascension to St Helena :-)

We left Ascension on Friday 25th at around 5pm and got under steam.

The crossing was smooth, and was actually very pleasent. It was so nice to get on the boat with a nice breeze which made a change from the 28 degree heat on Ascension.

There were plenty of activities to partake in on the boat such as Quoits and Shuffleboard out on the deck, bingo, Quizes, and Pub Games (of which myself and Charlie won 2 out of the 4 activities and a prize of 8 drinks for our fellow group of travellers).

Found it very easy to make friends and we had a great group on the boat which made things really nice and enjoyable.

The Cabin was very nice and gave me the opportunity to do some work in readiness for the Island. Plenty of room.

There seemed to be lots of opportunities to eat, with breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner etc.... I didnt feel the need for afternoon tea and sandwiches, but the rest was nice. The main dinner was 5 courses and cooked to perfection.

The staff on the boat were very friendly too.

We arrived at St Helena at 7am on Monday 28th.

The crossing to St Helena from the boat when it arrived was a little choppy and it took a while to get off the launch onto the Quay, but could have been alot worse !