The Zuiderdam moored in Luanda, Angola, around sunrise.   We were cleared to go ashore around 8 am.

We weren’t feeling 100% so we decided to take it easy today and go ashore around mid-day and visit the informal market they set up for cruise ship visits.

There were some welcome dancers on the pier as the passengers started to go ashore and I went down to take a few pictures.

The ship moored about 1/2 mile from the port gate.   The area around the ship was busy with workers and equipment but you were allowed to walk out of the port to the entrance if you didn’t want to take the shuttle bus.

We left the ship around 1 PM and took the shuttle bus to the port gate.  It was hot in the low 90’s, but it wasn’t sweltering.   The market has about 20 stalls, with the most selling fabric, paintings, and carvings.   There weren’t any T-shirts for sale.    Judy bought 6 yards of multi-colored fabric.   We also purchased a small painting that caught our eye, and we found it very interesting.

Across the street was a high-rise hotel, the Hotel Presidente, with a restaurant.    There weren’t any shops catering to tourists in the area.

After about 30 minutes, we returned to the ship via the Shuttle.

There was a movie on the World Stage this evening:  Death on the Nile