This year also from ‘HEEREMA PORTO AMBOIM’ for the race of the classics, Good Luck
Today I make a D-tour of just a few hours.
Leaving Luanda southPassing the Rio Kwanza the Quiçama National park is located. What is now Quiçama National Park was formed as a game reserve in 1938. In January 1957, it was proclaimed a national park by the Portuguese administration of the Overseas Province of Angola.
The park once was home to an abundance of large game animals such as elephants and Giant Sable, but after wide-scale poaching during 25 years of civil war, the animal population was virtually eliminated.
In 2001, the Kissama Foundation, a group of Angolans and South Africans, initiated ‘Operation Noah’s Ark’ to transport animals, especially elephants, from neighbouring Botswana and South Africa. These animals, who were from overpopulated parks in their home countries, adapted well to the move. Noah’s Ark was the largest animal transplant of its kind in history and has given the park momentum to be restored to its natural state.
Deer
Blouwildebees
Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis)
Giraffe
And 2 hour later back on the red road.
On the yard the Endeavour is unloading the last ordered equipment and the 2nd load of coated pipes for the multi-jointing.
The enormous swell makes the vessel jumps the waves up to 1.5m. Several mooring lines are snatching but all is under control.
The unloading proceed in a professional IIF way.
Pipes are inspected and moved to the lay-down area.
The new LR 1400, crawler crane with a capacity of 400mt is unladed and the assembly started immediately.
The HAP yard form the other side of the Porto Amboim Harbour.
The Salina the one that was flushed away more than a year ago is moving forward slowly i re-occupation by the former population. Any development is this area is illegal. The area is predestined to be developed as a commercial port. Due to the low oil prices this project is postponed until further notice. 
Porto Amboim from above
Porto Amboim market place. Fresh vegetables, meat and fish.
Always friendly locals, enjoying a joke.
.Dry fish is the best preservation for fish, to keep it for a longer time. Placing it in water, itregain its previous status and 
Citizens arrest, two boys were caught steeling. With a big crowd following them the were brought to the nearest police station.
Two years ago two of my daughters Renske and Simone together with my wife Gerie visited the yard. This week my daughter Nanda is visiting the yard. A great time for a proud daddy.
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