Cape Point & Cape of Good Hope
3 декабря 2019 г., Южная Африка ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Today we drove to the Cape of Good Hope & Cape Point.
Winery Tour
4 декабря 2019 г., Южная Африка ⋅ ☀️ 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
5 декабря 2019 г., Южная Африка ⋅ ☀️ 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
6 декабря 2019 г., Сейшельские острова ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We flew into Mahe Island, the largest island in the Seychelles. Stunningly beautiful to say the least.
Praslin Is
7 декабря 2019 г., Сейшельские острова ⋅ ☀️ 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
9 декабря 2019 г., Сейшельские острова ⋅ ⛅ 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 & turnsЧитать далее
Fond Ferdinand Nature Preserve
10 декабря 2019 г., Сейшельские острова ⋅ 🌧 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
11 декабря 2019 г., Сейшельские острова ⋅ ☀️ 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 exploredЧитать далее
La Digue Island
12 декабря 2019 г., Сейшельские острова ⋅ ⛅ 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 aЧитать далее
Grande Anse to Petite Anse to Coco Beach
13 декабря 2019 г., Сейшельские острова ⋅ ☀️ 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 wasЧитать далее
Back to Mahe
15 декабря 2019 г., Сейшельские острова ⋅ ☀️ 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 busЧитать далее
First Day Aboard Dream Yacht Charter
16 декабря 2019 г., Сейшельские острова ⋅ 🌧 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 firstЧитать далее
St. Anne Marine Park
17 декабря 2019 г., Сейшельские острова ⋅ 🌧 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 weЧитать далее
LaDigue
18 декабря 2019 г., Сейшельские острова ⋅ 🌧 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 theЧитать далее
Cousin Island - Baie St Anne (Praslin)
19 декабря 2019 г., Сейшельские острова ⋅ ⛅ 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 tourЧитать далее
Grande Soeur - Curieuse
20 декабря 2019 г., Сейшельские острова ⋅ 🌧 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
21 декабря 2019 г., Сейшельские острова ⋅ 🌧 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!
22 декабря 2019 г., Сейшельские острова ⋅ ⛅ 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 isЧитать далее
Praslin to Dubai, UAE
24 декабря 2019 г., Объединенные Арабские Эмираты ⋅ ☀️ 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
25 декабря 2019 г., Объединенные Арабские Эмираты ⋅ ☀️ 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 seeЧитать далее
Sand Dunes tour
26 декабря 2019 г., Объединенные Арабские Эмираты ⋅ ☀️ 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 pickedЧитать далее
Dubai to Hanoi
27 декабря 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 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 weЧитать далее
Temple of Literature
28 декабря 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 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 educationЧитать далее
Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton)
29 декабря 2019 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☀️ 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 formerЧитать далее
Hanoi
1 января 2020 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We joined our Inside Vietnam & Cambodia OAT tour today. We started with an orientation walking tour at 5 pm. Since we’ve been in Hanoi a few days, I think we were a little less intimidated withЧитать далее
