Davies Int. Southampton. With photos (Part 1)

Myself & Pete (The Commadore) about to leave Tracy Island for something a bit different & a first for both of us a jolly down to Malta :smiley:
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:question: Late start as a very late finish the night before :unamused:
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Neat and I guess warm the trailer tyres a bit.
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Relief driver on holiday cover second trip to Barcelona shipping out today, Buzzer

Buzzer

Heading up to the Blanc with Pete
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Waiting in Genoa for the boat to Malta
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It’s a no thrills freighter full of un accompanied trls we were the only two drivers on it & put on last so will have to keep getting off at different ports of call :unamused: :unamused:
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First stop in Livorno next morning off we get & park on quayside til they’ve finished un loading & loading well into the afternoon before we sailed again
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Both parked on the ramp this time so will be off again in Sicily :unamused:
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About 26hrs later we’re off again in Catania,Sicily they do let us back on for a bit of grub
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A view from up top lol
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Sensible parking leaving Sicily not a lot on boat
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Finally off boat in Valletta waiting for customs paperwork to be done which didn’t take long :smiley:
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Delivery done
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Another satisfied customer & a bit of r&r for myself & the Commadore :laughing:

So the boat was from Genoa,Italy to Valletta,Malta via Livorno & Sicily.I think the boat sailing times are made up en route lol was due to leave Genoa at 20.00 Wednesday I think we got on about 22.00 & sailed around midnight :unamused: Gazzer & Moxey were on a different boat,same route they managed to stay on board the whole time where as myself & Pete was on & off at all ports,all at funny times too :unamused: We finally got into Valletta at 06.00 on Saturday morning also nothing to do on it either :unamused:

Hey up Steve “Wrighty” were you working here when this truck was in service :unamused: :unamused: :unamused: Buzzer

Thank you Andrew for your envious trips photographs ,did you get time to visit the “GUT” as a tourist .dbp

The Gut (Straight Street) is no more Peggy - at least not as it was.

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