Cape Point & Cape of Good Hope
2019年12月3日, 南アフリカ ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Today we drove to the Cape of Good Hope & Cape Point.
Winery Tour
2019年12月4日, 南アフリカ ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Today we visited a couple of wineries on the western cape of South Africa. The first was Anura, & the second was called Alvi. South Africa is famous for wine.
Capetown
2019年12月5日, 南アフリカ ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We visited Two Oceans Aquarium in Capetown today, so named because they have fish from both the Indian & Pacific
oceans.
Mahe Island, Seychelles
2019年12月6日, セイシェル ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We flew into Mahe Island, the largest island in the Seychelles. Stunningly beautiful to say the least.
Praslin Is
2019年12月7日, セイシェル ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We took the island ferry to Praslin Island where we stayed until the 11th. We visited and hiked a nature preserve where we were introduced to the Coco deMer tree.
Exploring Praslin Island
2019年12月9日, セイシェル ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
We took the local bus to the very end of the route where a local met us asking to guide us to Anse Georgette. We didn’t realize we needed a guide but as it turned out it we did. Many twists & turnsもっと詳しく
Fond Ferdinand Nature Preserve
2019年12月10日, セイシェル ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
We took the local bus to Fond Ferdinand today & did a guided walk uphill. We learned a lot about the Coco deMer tree.
Arriving at La Digue Island
2019年12月11日, セイシェル ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We rode the Cat Cocos ferry to La Digue Island. There are few motorized vehicles on this island so bicycles are the main mode of transportation. We rented bicycles from our Airbnb host and exploredもっと詳しく
La Digue Island
2019年12月12日, セイシェル ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We cycled around to visit an old plantation house, a beach & a turtle sanctuary. Local art was on display in the lower level of the house. Kim bought a handmade freshwater pearl bracelet. We spotted aもっと詳しく
Grande Anse to Petite Anse to Coco Beach
2019年12月13日, セイシェル ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Today we cycled to Grande Anse beach. We hiked in to Coco Beach, passing Petite Anse on the way. We swam in a protected rock pool as the surf was quite rough on the regular part of the beach. It wasもっと詳しく
Back to Mahe
2019年12月15日, セイシェル ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We ferried back to Mahe Island on the first sailing. We took a cab to Stephna Residence, which has a nice outdoor pool, which we enjoyed. The cab ride was very expensive though. We waited at the busもっと詳しく
First Day Aboard Dream Yacht Charter
2019年12月16日, セイシェル ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
We took a cab to the head office of Dream Yacht Charters where we met up with our captain Charlie. He lead us to the Catamaran altogether. Our week long adventure was about to begin. Our firstもっと詳しく
St. Anne Marine Park
2019年12月17日, セイシェル ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
We motored & sailed briefly to St. Anne Marine Park and snorkelled next to Cocos Island. It was very shallow and we waded between islands. One of our new friends brought some gin & tonic ashore, so weもっと詳しく
LaDigue
2019年12月18日, セイシェル ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
We sailed back to LaDigue. We already biked the entire island so we chose just to walk around. Our friends rented bikes and rode around. They appreciated our recommendations of where to go on theもっと詳しく
Cousin Island - Baie St Anne (Praslin)
2019年12月19日, セイシェル ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
From LaDigue Bay, we motored to Cousin Island which has been preserved as a nature reserve & bird sanctuary since 1968. It had rare bird species & giant tortoises. Our leader on the guided tourもっと詳しく
Grande Soeur - Curieuse
2019年12月20日, セイシェル ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Today we motored to Grande Soeur to snorkel in the am, then on to the island for a BBQ on the beach.
Curieuse
2019年12月21日, セイシェル ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
We got up close and personal with giant tortoises on the island of Curieuse. Over 100 live here. They are well protected and studied as the entire small island is a Marine National Park.
Fish for Dinner!
2019年12月22日, セイシェル ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
While trolling today I caught a Bonita on a fly. We were motoring about 8 knots so the fight was more of a constant drag. Difficult to reel, as a result. The chef cut off the flanks & served isもっと詳しく
Praslin to Dubai, UAE
2019年12月24日, アラブ首長国連邦 ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We said goodbye to Africa & the Seychelles in particular. What a culture shock landing in Dubai. Huge buildings & plenty of high end cars. A highlight was a visit to the Mall of the Emirates.
Dubai Shopping
2019年12月25日, アラブ首長国連邦 ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Today we saw some pretty spectacular things made of gold. We went shopping in the Dubai mall & accidentally, amongst thousands of people, ran into two friends from Kitchener. We went with them to seeもっと詳しく
Sand Dunes tour
2019年12月26日, アラブ首長国連邦 ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We walked back to the Mall of the Emirates for breakfast & more window shopping. We joined an organized tour out to the desert to travel by 4-wheel drive suv on the dunes of the desert. We were pickedもっと詳しく
Dubai to Hanoi
2019年12月27日, ベトナム ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We flew from Dubai to Hanoi. Our first impressions of this city are that it’s very busy, with thousands of scooters driving around, with seemingly no order. The shops are very narrow because, as weもっと詳しく
Temple of Literature
2019年12月28日, ベトナム ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We continued to take our life in our hands by walking around in Hanoi. Maps me is a great app to help us navigate. We took a cab to the Temple of Literature. This is the first site of higher educationもっと詳しく
Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton)
2019年12月29日, ベトナム ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Today we toured what’s left of Hoa Lo prison in Hanoi. The prison was originally built by the French (complete with a ghillotine) to house Vietnamese who were political activists. Many formerもっと詳しく
