We anchored outside of Fernando on the 12th we were never doecked in Fernando mainly because we were there for only 2 days and because there is no harbor that can accompany a ship like us ad because it was such a small island. The next morning for gym class we got to go swimming!!! We all woke up at 5:30 am (well a lot of people slept through it, their loss though) and got to swim during the sunrise. The water was so warm, and it as so refreshing and so fun! I have to say it was one of the best gym classes I’ve been to yet.
We got shore leave that day, the tenders started running after the galley crew was done cleaning and afterd all the cleaning stations were finished. I went out with three of my friends. Morgan and I had to be back at the ship from 2-4pm because of anchor watch. (there always ahs to be pople on watch at the ship at all times, the ship is never ever ever vacant!) We went out to lunch first at this really cool buffet style restaurant. In brazil they have a lot of rice and fish, its almost everywhere. We also got some ice cream J We had to take a taxi cab to get to the restaurant and the taxi cabs in Fernando were awesome. They were basically little dune buggies and you sat on the very back with your head peering over the roof. They were so awesome. We found our way to this beach where the water was so clear, it was the prettiest colour of turquoise,a and the temperature was so warm. Morgan and I swent swimming and neither of us had our swimsuits so we just went in our shorts and shirts, which was quite entertaining considering we had to stay in those clothes all day. We then made our way back to the dock so we could get picked up by the tender to make it to the ship for anchor watch. We washed down some harnesses and then hung them up to dry, and we sprayed each other with the hose as well, it was quite nice for the temperature that day. We then went back at four and chilled at a beach really close to the dock while we ate French fries and drank coke and redbull. Fernando has this really chill feel to it, everyone is really laid back and patient. So it was really nice to just relax and chill rather than run around a country finding stuff to do.
The last say in Fernando, we had a cab driver take us out to the far side of the island to go to a beach. We somehow managed to find another Class Afloat group there, but luckily they were leaving. Sometimes it is just nice to be with three other people on shore leave rather than be surrounded by 40 teenagers all the time at sea! This beach had snorkeling there. We didn’t want to pay for any snorkels so the group that was leaving gave theirs to us. Morgan and Hon went out snorkeling and I stayed behind with Ana and we just chatted. I tried to go out snorkeling, but I personally never found that much to see, Morgan and Jon found a sea turtle though. Ana and I then went swimming! Which was highly enjoyable because the water is so warm and so clear and so nice!
This is basically what we did in Fernanado, no port programs, just a short two day port where we got to relax after a long Atlantic crossing.
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