The Columbian Naval Ship "Gloria" at port in Aruba.
The Colombian sailors welcomed everyone on board with a salute and proudly took us around on a tour of the ship. Gloria is steel hulled boat and has a lot of wood finishings and brass fittings and trim. They use manual power to raise the sails...no wimpy electric winches for these boys!
They of course spoke Spanish but one sailor spoke some Portuguese so Jens was able to converse with him. He was a little surprised to hear that Jens and I would be sailing to Colombia on our own. I guess when you are used to such a big ship, traveling in anything smaller seems a little risky.
Jens on the bridge. Or should I say Captain Jens on the bridge.
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