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At sea in the Indian Ocean

Posted on April 12, 2023 by patmathews

April 12, 2023 Norm spotted this beautiful rainbow this afternoon as we sailed from Mozambique to our next port which we will reach on Friday – Mayotte, French Comoros. This will be a new port for us. The usual sea … Continue reading →

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Maputo, Mozambique

Posted on April 12, 2023 by patmathews

April 11, 2023 When we sailed into the harbor, we saw this former building first! It is an indication of how dilapidated some of the city is, but there are still many interesting and attractive things to see here. We … Continue reading →

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Richard’s Bay, South Africa

Posted on April 12, 2023 by patmathews

April 10, 2023 After an afternoon of travel – Kasane to Johannesburg and Johannesburg to Durbin, we arrived back on the ship last night, unpacked and had a quick bite to eat. When we arrived back at 7:50 PM (predicted … Continue reading →

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Chobe Chilwero, Botswana

Posted on April 11, 2023 by patmathews

April 7 – 9, 2023 After our morning game drive at Chief’s Camp, Chief and Sky helped us get our bags to the safari vehicles and on our Mack Air charter to Kasane Airport for our next adventure at Chobe … Continue reading →

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Sanctuary Chief’s Camp, Botswana

Posted on April 11, 2023 by patmathews

April 5-7, 2023 We had an early morning in Cape Town to make sure we were all packed and ready to go for our flight from Cape Town to Maun International, the airport where we got the small charter flight … Continue reading →

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Cape Town, South Africa

Posted on April 10, 2023 by patmathews

April 4, 2023 Here is a picture of “the usual suspects” in the casino. We will miss Leah, the dealer in this picture, who gets off in Cape Town. We arrived in Cape Town and after the face to face … Continue reading →

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Luderitz, Namibia

Posted on April 3, 2023 by patmathews

April 2, 2023 This is our last port in Namibia and our second time here.  The coastline here is very rocky and there isn’t a huge harbor.  Here are some pictures from our sail in.  We arrived at 10 AM, … Continue reading →

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Walvis Bay, Namibia Day 2

Posted on April 1, 2023 by patmathews

April 1, 2023 What a wonderful day we had!  It has been on the cool side here (in the 60s) so we dressed in layers for our Seal and Pelican Adventure.  We did a similar tour 8 years ago and … Continue reading →

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Walvis Bay, Namibia

Posted on April 1, 2023 by patmathews

March 31 2023 There is a “Sing Out Loud” group of passengers that practices on sea days, and last evening was their first performance.  It was really wonderful.  The group is made up of a lot of around the world … Continue reading →

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At Sea

Posted on March 30, 2023 by patmathews

March 28, 29 and 30 Between Sao Tome and our next port of Walvis Bay, Namibia, we had 3 days at sea in the Gulf of Guinea. After our day in Sao Tome, we crossed the equator, and for the … Continue reading →

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