Crossing the Equator - King Neptune
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At exactly 4:15pm, we experienced the Crossing Equator Ceremony called the Order of the Shellback. It started as a tradition in the 19th Century (and was continued by the US Navy in WWII), created byRead more
At exactly 4:15pm, we experienced the Crossing Equator Ceremony called the Order of the Shellback. It started as a tradition in the 19th Century (and was continued by the US Navy in WWII), created byRead more
São Tomé is the capital and the larger of two islands of this Central African country (Sao Tome and Principe). It is only 25 miles north of equator … very hot. The country, founded in 1493 byRead more
New-to-us Port #27.
OMG! Was it hot and humid today?!? With a feels-like temperature of 92F and little-to-no shade relief, we felt like we were in a sauna as we wandered around the city … sweatRead more
Today is a tender port. São Tomé is the capital and the larger of two island of this Central African country. It is located 25 miles north of equator.
The country was founded in 1493 by Portuguese.Read more
Today was a tender port. We arrived at the town and went up stone steps to the quay. It was so hot.
A shuttle took us into the town, where the townspeople put on a dance for us. We walked around aRead more
Chegámos a S. Tomé no día 25 de Setembro prontos para começar a nossa aventura. Não antes de termos provado un pouco a paraburocracia saotomense no seu esplendor. Ao chegarmos ao aerporto de SRead more
Hot, hot, 🔥
Originally planned a private tour but were not comfortable with the company providing the tour. Then we were going to do a ship tour of the city but decided there really wasn't thatRead more
Decidimos empezar nuestro viaje aprovechando nuestra libertad para ayudar a otros, por lo que emprendemos una misión de 3 meses con la ONG Mundo A Sorrir, que trabaja aportando atención dental aRead more
8 and a half hours after leaving Lisbon I arrive in Sao Tome. A quick.. No Visa required process and before long I on the way my hotel for the night.
You might also know this place by the following names:
São Tomé, Sao Tome, São Tomé Island, Сао Томе, Illa de São Tomé, Σάο Τομέ, Isla de Santo Tomé, São Tomé saar, Illa de San Tomé, Pulau São Tomé, サントメ島, 상투메 섬, San Tomė, Sao Tomé, Wyspa Świętego Tomasza, Ilha de São Tomé, Provincia São Tomé, Сан-Томе, Svätý Tomáš, เกาะเซาตูเม, 圣多美岛
Traveler That's wild but very tame compared to the US Navy version. LOL
Traveler Absolutely correct - it is interesting to experience once, then fun to watch going forward.
I will be satisfied with watching. . [Susan Benson]