Nordatlantik 30°0’0” N 10°37’60” W
25. April, Nordatlantik ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Another sea day but due to arrive in Agadir Morocco by 4 pm. The weather gods did not agree bestowing us with gale force winds that did not decrease until 11 pm. The port entrance is small so theWeiterlesen
SpanienKanarische InselnSanta Cruz de TenerifeTahodioBarranco de la Leña28°28’32” N 16°14’41” W
24. April in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
The Canary Islands are part of Spain and Tenarife is quite beautiful with clear blue water, nice beaches and picturesque volcanic mountain. I went on whale watching and Bill went into theWeiterlesen
Nordatlantik 24°37’0” N 17°1’0” W
23. April, Nordatlantik ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
For another sea day I will fill in with wildlife.
I have alluded earlier to the lack of wildlife in early morning wildlife watch. Well, a few days ago we saw 3 different species of whales: fin,Weiterlesen
Nordatlantik 18°55’0” N 17°46’60” W
22. April, Nordatlantik ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
I have been a bit behind on my postings because several of us chose to be part of a scavenger hunt. Photos of 60 objects were posted. Participants had to find and photograph the objects. My team of 3Weiterlesen
Nordatlantik 14°7’0” N 17°4’0” W
21. April, Nordatlantik ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Another mismanaged African country with a great port (Dakar, population 4 million) valuable minerals, lots of poverty and corruption. I chose another Safari so I missed some of the depressingWeiterlesen
NigerTahouaJali15°0’0” N 4°18’0” E
18. April in Niger ⋅ ☀️ 42 °C
At Aquila Game Reserve the lions are separated from the other animals so we drove into the section reserved for them and immediately saw 2 lionesses and a large male lion. African lions are vulnerableWeiterlesen
SpanienMadridLas CortesMonument to Fallen Heroes40°24’59” N 3°41’36” W
17. April in Spanien ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Today we visited Null Island. Never heard of it? Well, it doesn't exist. It was created to describe the intersection of latitude 0 and longitude 0. There is a buoy, called Soul Bouy, placed there inWeiterlesen
Südatlantik 20°12’0” S 12°0’0” E
14. April, Südatlantik ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Moving north up the coast of Africa. So pictures of wildebeasts and giraffes from the Safaris is todays topic.
Wildebeasts are in the same family as antelope. There are 2 species--blue wildebeastsWeiterlesen
NamibiaErongoKuisebmond22°55’0” S 14°30’0” E
13. April in Namibia ⋅ 🌫 18 °C
Because of delays in Cape Town our shore time in Walvis Bay has been shortened and none of the planned tours could be done. The staff scrambled and put together a tour to the Valley of the Moon in theWeiterlesen
Südatlantik 30°36’0” S 16°25’0” E
12. April, Südatlantik ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
We were able to leave Cape Town about midnight so we are now heading toward Namibia. The sea has been a bit rough since we are at the intersection of the Agulhas and the Benguela currents. Due to theWeiterlesen
