Paris, Africa, Spain, & More

februari - april 2024

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- 10 mars 2024 09:54
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 19 m
- Sydafrika Province of the Western Cape Mossel Bay Klein-Brakrivier Bottelierskop -34.030228, 22.13944634°1’49” S 22°8’22” E
Dag 11
Mossel Bay- Botlierskop Game Reserve
10 mars, Sydafrika ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
What a great day... these are some of the critters we saw today

Impala, Wildebeastt (gnu), Zebra (a group is called a "Dazzle"), Cape Mountain Water buck. Water antelope Wide mouthed rhino Ostrich Elephants Cheetahs, Lions, Giraffe,Cape Buffalo, Golden gnu, Bontabok (avoiding botfly), wildebeest,burchill or plains zebra, springboks (little ones on the right)Läs mer
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- 11 mars 2024 07:30
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: 80 m
- Sydafrika Eastern Cape Nelson Mandela Bay Uitenhage -33.748054, 25.39790233°44’53” S 25°23’52” E
Dag 12
Port Elizabeth- Keriega Reserve
11 mars, Sydafrika ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We had an early start- grabbed a bite at the Garden Cafe before heading out.

We had a 1-1/2 hour trip to Keriega where we were greeted with juice and water, then boarded our 4WD vehicles for some critter-watching.

I accidentally deleted my list of all the animals we saw, but am happy to say we saw a sleeping lion (and the remains of his dinner.) Another high point was watching a parade of Cape Buffalo. We discovered that they were heading to the watering hole for some refreshment and mud-splashing. There were more giraffes there.

I love the picture of the 2 zebra who look like they're cuddling. In truth, they're looking out for predators.

There were some rhinos- we couldn't get close.

There was a lovely lunch prepared for us, (I had ostrich) and the servers sang a couple of welcome songs.

As we were headed toward our bus, we saw warthogs😁Läs mer
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- 12 mars 2024 11:00
- 🌬 26 °C
- Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
- Indian Ocean -34.182384, 29.75586334°10’57” S 29°45’21” E
Dag 13
Busy Sea Day
12 mars, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
We started the day with breakfast at O'Sheehans. I headed down to Le Bistro where we had the Cruise Critic Meet & Greet. It was a good group. The officers all came, and we appreciated their time. Afterwards, we had a good discussion, and the members brought up some legit concerns about Excursions. The Guest Services Manager had the Excursion Manager call me, and he addressed our concerns- several of which he had already taken care of.

In late afternoon we went to the Latitudes reception. Another opportunity to interact with the officers (and snag a glass or two of "red".)

We had dinner at LaCucina.Läs mer
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- 14 mars 2024 08:00
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Höjd över havet: 1 m
- Sydafrika Province of KwaZulu-Natal uMhlathuze Richards Bay -28.792261, 32.03694228°47’32” S 32°2’13” E
Dag 15
Richard's Bay
14 mars, Sydafrika ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Well, into each life some rain must fall. And there was a whole lotta rain in the mountains where our excursion to Hluhluwe Reserve was. So much rain that 2 of the 3 buses from the morning excursion got stuck in the mud, and the passengers got back several hours late.

We counted our blessings and enjoyed a "virtual sea day." Also glad the rain in the port area was enough to keep down the coal dust that was a problem reported on previous visits.

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- 14 mars 2024 09:00
- 🌬 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
- Sydafrika Province of KwaZulu-Natal Ethekwini Point -29.873427, 31.04640729°52’24” S 31°2’47” E
Dag 15
Durban
14 mars, Sydafrika ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
We were in Durban for a short day, so we decided to stay aboard.

We cleared immigration (Departing South Africa), then back onto the ship.

We went to a really nice Military reception where we got to see the officers again, and get some complimentary glasses of "red."

Dinner was at Cagney's... Always a good thing.Läs mer
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- 18 mars 2024 07:00
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Höjd över havet: 10 m
- Namibia Meersig -22.976932, 14.48178422°58’37” S 14°28’54” E
Dag 19
Walvis Bay
18 mars, Namibia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We got an early start, as we arrived at 6:00 am. Our driver, Andre, was from a Dutch family-the only of his sibs born in Namibia.
Walvis is the largest natural bay- saw lesser flamingoes
Salt factory- pink ponds from bacteria in evaporated water/high concentration salt
We saw tracks of Black backed Jackal

We drove to Sandwich Harbor, and to the end of the park, where most of our group climbed the Dune. The drivers put out bubbles and bites for us.

We saw Oryx and Springboks feeding.

Then back to the ship.

Dinner was at Le Bistro- yum!Läs mer
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- 20 mars 2024 08:30
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
- Sydafrika Province of the Western Cape City of Cape Town Roggebaai Duncan Dock -33.910178, 18.4275133°54’37” S 18°25’39” E
Dag 21
Cape Town Turnaround Day
20 mars, Sydafrika ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Turnaround Day- getting ready for the next cruise. We took a taxi to the area where the cable car goes up to the top of Table Mountain.

We went through the shopping area near the port, then back aboard. We had a beautiful sunset.Läs mer
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- 22 mars 2024 11:30
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höjd över havet: 10 m
- Namibia Erongo Walvis Bay -22.967359, 14.49268122°58’2” S 14°29’34” E
Dag 23
Walvis Bay Redux
22 mars, Namibia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We did another Walvis Bay excursion- saw some of the same things at the beginning- but the second half was totally different.

We went to Dune 7 which is a national park. Some of our group climbed up the dune. I, knowing my limitations, stayed down & took pictures.

We stopped in the desert to see the most amazing plants. At first glance the look like tired old aloe plants. In fact, they are Welwitschia plants- over 1300 years old!!!

The Moonscape is an area that is breathtaking. Looking at the colors, contours, textures of the rocks, and realizing the millions of years that it took to create it-- so humbling.

We had lunch in a lovely restaurant in Swakopmund. Wayne &I shared pizza and onion rings. He had a really good lager, too.Läs mer
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- 25 mars 2024 08:05
- ☁️ 28 °C
- Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
- Angola Luanda Province Ingombota Porto de Luanda -8.796936, 13.2465928°47’49” S 13°14’48” E
Dag 26
Luanda, Angola
25 mars, Angola ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Those of us who continued on are in Luanda, Angola today. The people are so happy to have us here. We had a police escort for our excursion (4 small buses)(primarily to get us through traffic). A TV team followed our excursion, and some of us will probably be on the news tonight. Whatever we can do to bring joy☺️😁🤣

We saw the church of St Mary Nasaré. The ladies were saying the rosary, so we couldn't really go in, but I got a couple of nice pictures through the window.
The Military Museum & Fort was interesting. The interior building housed the museum, which had beautiful Portuguese tiles- the inner ring was African animals, while the outer focused on humans. There were weapons- Soviet & Cuban.
We had a Police escort throughout the excursion- we were an "event".
The Beaches were lovely.
Our last stop was at the mausoleum of Aughostinho Neto- first president of Angola.Läs mer
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- 27 mars 2024 09:10
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
- Sao Tomé och Principe São Tomé Baía de Ana de Chaves 0.349779, 6.7490°20’59” N 6°44’56” E
Dag 28
São Tomé & Principe
27 mars, Sao Tomé och Principe ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
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 a couple of blocks. We went into a shop- interesting- fabric and clothing items, some sewing supplies, and surprisingly pots, pans, and water kettles.

When we returned to the quay, it was still really hot- one lady needed to lie down in the tender, and the crew was trying to cool her with water.Läs mer
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