HL Samarinda

I am posting a bit early today because we have got friends coming for dinner this evening.

This is the last photo of my walking tour around Newcastle hope you have enjoyed it.

In yesterday's photo you saw us at the Clarendon Hotel having lunch. After leaving the Clarendon we walked back along the waterfront to the wharf where we caught the ferry back to Stockton.

At the wharf we were lucky enough to see this Bulk Carrier being escorted out of Newcastle Harbour, to the open sea, by three tug boats.

[Paul]

I'll bet this beast has a few sea tales to tell. Impressive looking vessel, nicely captured Babs 😊

[Yao RL]

This is huge.

[Annie D]

looks like a great walk Babs

[Jorlam]

Gosh, that is ginormous and the tugs are so tiny in comparison. Wandering around on that would be like negotiating a large convoluted village.. imagine the amount of fuel it gets through.. my ghast is flabbered..
good shot Babs..

[Connie Little]

What a sight to see. Those tugs are tiny compared to that big ship. Impressive.

[Peter]

Wow what an image to end your walking tour on Babs, detail from foreground to horizon, with lovely composition and colour:)

[Casablanca]

Funny you should say that, we have an appointment with a guy today to look at putting shutters into our downstairs living areas where we presently have curtains! Hope you have had a lovely evening with your dinner guests. Nice shot. I always enjoy water traffic.

[sally agnew]

@jorlam I love that your ghast is flabbered, made me laugh :))))))

[sally agnew]

Mighty little tugboats strutting their stuff :)

[Dione Giorgio]

Massive isn't it? We have a Freeport at Marsaxlokk where huge bulk carriers unload their cargo (containers mostly) and smaller vessels load them again for distribution to other ports around Europe.

[Nicole Campbell]

Those ships always impress me, they are so large

[Catherine]

It is so big! Must have been an interesting sight to see it being pulled out by those little tugs

[Sharon]

Harbors are so interesting, that app is huge!

[Catherine P]

Nice composition

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely shot and such pretty calming colors. Love the pop of orange, too.

[tony gig]

Brings back memories of my Merchant Navy Days...

[Hazel]

I like your composition and your blue sky!

[Claude Trew]

Well spotted and captured. It amazing me how such small ships can tug such a big one.

[gloria jones]

Great capture, composition

[Maggiemae]

Goodness that is such a big boat! You will have had a great time with all of your friends!

[carol white]

A super capture, looks like a very large boat

[Jennifer]

good capture, certainly looks big. enjoy dinner

[Peter H]

I was going to say that looks like a big ship. But it probably isn't by today's standards, is it? Nice observation.

[Margaret Obey]

Have a great time. Great shot.

[Margaret Brown]

Super capture of a very imposing vessel, great capture.

[Lisa Pouncy]

Great to see the huge ship with the tug boats to give some idea of just how massive it is xx

[Pyrrhula]

Great shot of this huge vessel.
I will do on you request to day. No problem .

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Those tankers are amazing- great shot! I like seeing it with the tugs. It seems so odd that something so powerful has to be guided out of the harbor- but they do!

[Jessika Panteleios]

Great capture of this big vessel.

[Islandgirl]

Awesome tanker!

[Rachel]

Such a busy port. Great shot.

[Marnie]

Gee, that's a big 'un Babs. I assume it's a tanker?

[Babs]

@golftragic It's a bulk carrier they carry either grains, coal or ore. In this case it is coal. Tankers I believe carry liquids or gasses.

[Marnie]

@onewing Silly me, I should've thought of that. We get 'em here for wheat and wood-chips. Thanks Babs.

[Babs]

@paul10 I bet it has too. I believe it is heading for South Korea on this voyage with a cargo of coal.

[Babs]

@jorlam I love watching the ships being escorted from the harbour. The tug boats and the marine pilot steering the ships do a fabulous job of getting the ships in and out of Newcastle safely.
There is also a dredger that operates on a daily basis to keep the seabed deep enough for ships to travel in and out of port.

[Babs]

@yaorenliu @littleconnie @pcoulson @hermann @sangwann @nicolecampbell @megpicatilly @stakade @cmp @mittens @tonygig @quietpurplehaze @claudiet @seattlite @seattlite @maggiemae @carolmw @jesperani @peadar @ceilidh @craftymeg @psychographer @pyrrhula @olivetreeann @jessikapanteleios @radiogirl @888rachel Thanks. sorry for the late group reply, but had a busy weekend.
We had a fabulous evening with friends. Always nice to have friends round and share a meal, a chat and a few bottles of wine with them.

I love watching the ships in Newcastle, the traffic is constant as each ship is loaded with either containers or coal. This ship I believe is on its way to South Korea with a cargo of coal.
The tug boats are so powerful and do a great job of escorting the ships in and out of the harbour.

[Stephanie]

I was going to ask if you knew what was on it... It looks so huge compared to the little tugs.

[Jane Morley]

Newcastle....where we had a picnic in the car ' cos it was raining- hard.

[Babs]

@stephanies The tugs may look small but they are very powerful boats.

[Babs]

@chimfa Yes that's right I remember you saying that. You will have to come again when the weather is fine.