Exploring East Africa

março - abril 2024

exploring east Africa and Madagascar: Wildlife and Wonders. Lindblad expeditions from Capetown to Tanzania - Spring 2024 Leia mais

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- 28 de mar. de 2024, 10:19
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: Nível do mar
- África do Sul Province of the Western Cape Mossel Bay Munro’s Bay -34.172221, 22.144434°10’20” S 22°8’40” E
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Mossel Bay, South Africa
28 de março, África do Sul ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
After a pretty unsteady night, we arrived Mossel Bay in good order and without wake-up announcements! Toured Pinnacle Point area w a nice single track walk along a cliff. We climbed down 179 steps to access one if the 15 caves. Impressive archeology work on going. Beautiful scenery, birds, one critter and a huge "Jiminy Cricket" yes, we climbed bk up the 179 steps and walked the path bk to the bus.

I returned to the ship with others, and some are wandering the main street. We set off again about 430 this aft to head to Port Elizabeth. Tomorrow will be an early start w a loooonnngg drive to our first possibility to see game.Leia mais
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Viajante Did they cyclone that hit Madagascar impact your trip?
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What is this? [Jp]
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Google image search thinks it’s a rock hyrax [Marnie]
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- 29 de mar. de 2024, 11:59
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 385 m
- África do Sul Eastern Cape Makana -33.375987, 26.41014233°22’34” S 26°24’37” E
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Pumba game park
29 de março, África do Sul ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Arrival in Port Elizabeth this morning about 0900. We headed out to a private game park to have our first game drive. Wow doesn't even cover it. At one point, the beauty of these animals living so well in this region was just overwhelming. After leaving the cosmopolitan Capetown and arriving in Port Elizabeth, our way of seeing and being was transformed. Pumba is 7000 hectares. ( approximately 17,300 acres)

We saw the following animals in no particular order.
African elephant; African buffalo; white rhinoceros; wildebeest; Blesbuch; kudu; Nyala; Impala; Giraffe; white lions; Cape Grysbuck; plains zebra; hippopotamus; warthogs; black-baked jackal.

So we saw 4/5 of the big five... and as our guide said. You did not see him but he saw you.....
Tomorrow is a welcome day at sea. Headed north along the coast for more adventures. If u have my original schedule, it has changed for security, logistical, and health reasons. Stay tuned.Leia mais
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Viajante Wow!!!
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- 30 de mar. de 2024, 20:50
- 🌬 24 °C
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- Indian Ocean -31.845353, 29.72836531°50’43” S 29°43’42” E
Dia 9
Sea day enroute to Richards Bay
30 de março, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
We set off yesterday from Port Elizabeth after a busy day of game drives pre - and post lunch.

We will dock tomorrow a.m. and go by bus to Hluluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve. We will have a full day of game driving, followed by lodging in the local area. Monday morning, we leave the lodge and go to the St. Lucia lagoon boat ride. Crocodiles, hippos, and big birds. We also will have a short game tour thru a wetland reserve.

Simple Sea Day w lots of wave action today. Won't mind two days on firm ground.

Off to our evening brief and happies before our supper.

Pictures of the sea seemed appropriate. Scary windy on the bow, so only a few shots.Leia mais
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Viajante Windy indeed!
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- 31 de mar. de 2024, 12:33
- 🌬 24 °C
- Altitude: Nível do mar
- Indian Ocean -29.308306, 31.88772629°18’30” S 31°53’16” E
Dia 10
Arrival to Richards Bay
31 de março, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
We will arrive hopefully by noon and then head to our varied tour locations. I am currently watching a presentation given in the lounge on Adaptation by Alize Careere, (sp?) a natgeo researcher. You can find her presentations on PBS by the same title. Four short films in the series.

Attaching a picture of a typical agenda.Leia mais
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- 31 de mar. de 2024, 15:06
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 108 m
- África do Sul Province of KwaZulu-Natal Hlabisa KwaNompondo Qumela Hill -28.07292, 32.13818228°4’23” S 32°8’17” E
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Sea day (s)
31 de março, África do Sul ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We just had two days on land to explore some game parks and a flat boat tour on Lake St. Lucia. The game drives were lovely and being in a natural habitat a.k.a. outdoors is awesome. Lake St. Lucia is the home to 1000 hippos and 1200 Nile crocodiles......

Back on board yesterday w hopes of a short overnight sail to a small Island in Mozambique for a quick visit to an outer island as the mainland was previously cancelled due to a cholera outbreak.

With currents, storms and navigational challenges, we are now two and a half days at sea starting last eve, trying to get to Sothern Madagascar on time to meet immigration schedule. Lots of waves, though the ropes to supplement the rails everywhere, are not yet in place. Very rolly and bumpy.

I have managed to develop a very barky cough, so I look forward to the rest available on sea days. I miss my own bed and snoring goldens.

Ultreia (onward)Leia mais
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Viajante Amazing photos. Loving the zebras backsides!
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- 1 de abr. de 2024, 07:57
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- África do Sul Province of KwaZulu-Natal Mtubatuba -28.314881, 32.43780128°18’54” S 32°26’16” E
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More photos - from two days off ship
1 de abril, África do Sul ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
More pics from last two days. We are charging from Richards Bay to Toliara, Madagascar.
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Viajante Photos are amazing…..
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Viajante Hi roomie.... miss u
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Viajante Yes, great pics
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- 3 de abr. de 2024, 11:46
- 🌬 27 °C
- Altitude: Nível do mar
- Mozambique Channel -24.94923, 39.93165524°56’57” S 39°55’54” E
Dia 13
Day 2 at sea enroute to Madagascar
3 de abril, Mozambique Channel ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
We lost an hour w an additional time change traveling northwest across the Indian Ocean. Should be arriving Madagascar tomorrow late morning (see ship location in pic). There are lots of waves and significant wave swells. Moving up/down and side to side all at once. Thankful for patch, wristbands and meclizine saving most. The ropes are bk in place in open areas to supplement handrails.

Attaching some info pics. Lots of presentations throughout the day from Nat Geo naturalists.Leia mais
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- 4 de abr. de 2024, 08:28
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: Nível do mar
- Madagáscar Atsimo-Andrefana Region Toliara I District Itsimatsy -23.37834, 43.66382823°22’42” S 43°39’50” E
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Madagascar
4 de abril, Madagáscar ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Yesterday, Thursday the 4th, we arrived in Toliara, Madagascar, after 48 hours of bumpy sailing. The island is the 4th largest island in the world and is hugely impoverished. We climbed in vans and traveled an hour or so to Zombitse National Park to a turtle preserve and a "spiny forest". 99 degrees and humid made for a hot trek for a few miles on sand paths w little shade. Some of our fellow passengers paid a price to see the famous lemurs and Baobab trees.
2 - 3,000 tricycles ferrying people and goods around made our travel interesting for sure. We sailed overnight and are hoping to make a "wet landing" via zodiacs just after lunch at Morandava to see the famous "Avenue of the Baobabs" .Leia mais
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Viajante Is this your transportation?
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Viajante thankfully not
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- 5 de abr. de 2024, 13:14
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- Madagáscar Menabe Region Andakabe -20.287598, 44.27753320°17’15” S 44°16’39” E
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Sea day - Monrondava to Mahajanga
5 de abril, Madagáscar ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Sailing toward the northwest most corner of Madagascar for early adventures tomorrow. typically we ride in a van or 15 person bus 60-120 min w no a.c. on bumpy roads in 100 degrees and humidity. The northern part of Madagascar will be more forested and tropical.
yesterday's bumpy ride after reaching shore via zodiac from ship to beach (10 min ride) was to the renowned "Avenue of the Baobabs" - huge unique trees which all are 100's of years old.

A long day driving thru tired and very poor areas. I wish I had more time to photograph the human condition.Leia mais
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That’s so cool! [Jp]
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Viajante Lots of very cool pics captured
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Viajante Yes to wanting to have more time to photograph the human condition. I love the baobabs!
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- 8 de abr. de 2024, 11:22
- ⛅ 30 °C
- Altitude: Nível do mar
- Mozambique Channel -12.900704, 43.54763512°54’3” S 43°32’51” E
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Mahajanga - final stop in Madagascar
8 de abril, Mozambique Channel ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Today we are at sea and playing catch up on photos, sleep and starting to think about return flights etc.
Yesterday, we had a very early departure from the ship to travel inland through Mahajanga to Lake Mangasta, a sacred lake.
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while less than 20 km from the ship, the ride took over an hour across very bumpy, poorly graded, and often single lane roads. again in older vans w no a.c. and 100 degree heat, this is the norm.

Upon arrival, we walked a path through a forest and discovered so many lemurs just overhead. it is debatable to think about who was more curious w the siting - the lemurs seemed equally fascinated w us. we then walked to the lake , eeing beautiful birds and iguanas. bird names to be edited later.

back to the ship via zodiacs for clean up, happy hour, supper and evening recap. today, we are at sea and on our way toward Tanzania and Zanzibar. tomorrow we will visit a world Unesco site. We'd will be Stone Town, Zanzibar and Thursday a quick city tour of Dar es Salaam before heading to the airport for a very long flight(s) home.

What an amazing journey this has been, and not quite done!Leia mais
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Viajante our ship, the Explorer
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