Images of PE from 54 metres above sea level

This afternoon we were treated to a guided tour of the MSC Opera, docked in Port Elizabeth for the day whilst she voyages from Cape Town to Durban.

This floating ‘townhouse complex’ accommodates 2 199 passengers in 856 cabins and is 251.25 metres long – a whole lot longer than the boat the Longhair and I  sailed to Rio de Janeiro on in the 2000 Cape to Rio yacht race. In fact her beam of 28 metres would accommodate two of the 43 foot yachts we sailed on and her height at 54 metres positively dwarfs any large yacht.

Frankly it was her height that interested me more as I wanted to grab a couple of panoramic images of Port Elizabeth from the harbour atop MSC Opera.

Lunch for the media on the MSC Opera pic.twitter.com/yRbLsceQJp

— Gqeberha (@MyPE) November 13, 2013

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Alan Straton

Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE

Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.

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