The end of the journey!
Its Hi Folks and Bye Folks! Yes, thats the end of our journey and the Mercur has arrived safely in Singapore on the 7th October 2006. If you Click on the above picture you can see more closely the route that we have travelled (thanks for the plots Bill & Steve, and thanks for to all the other crew members who've helped with the website). Here are some facts you may like to know...The Mercur departed Galveston 1st June 2006
The 1st crew change was at Trinidad on 22nd June 2006
The 2nd crew change was at Cape Town on 11th August 2006
The total time for the journey took 127 days
The total distance travelled was 11,490 Nautical Miles
The fastest speed during the journey was 8.5 knots
The slowest speed during the journey was 0.5 knots
The windiest day was 55 knots!
The hottest day was 42ºC / 108ºF
The coldest day was 2ºC / 36ºF
The average speed over the entire journey was 3.76 knots
The Mercur and her crew arrived safely in Singapore 7th October 2006 (and thats time for the 3rd crew change!)
Thanks to everyone who has helped us along our way and left us messages and good wishes on our website, we really appreciate it. Sorry but now there will be no more entries on the blog as we can only update this in our free time and there is no more free time left! Yes thats it - time for us to go home and have a well deserved rest after over 8 weeks on board. A new crew will join in Singapore to help with the repairs and upgrade in the shipyard and mobilisation for work in Australia. And so, finally, its Good Bye from us and...
THATS ALL FOLKS!
posted by SongaMercur @ Saturday, October 07, 2006
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