Category Archives: Africa

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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Sao Tome and Principe

Posted on March 27, 2023 by patmathews

March 27, 2023 Last night was the Oceania Club Cocktail party. I mentioned before that the number of returning guests is so high that they need to do two parties every segment. Last night was the first of this segment. … Continue reading →

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Cotonou, Benin

Posted on March 26, 2023 by patmathews

March 25, 2023 Benin is a new country for us. Cotonou is on the coastal strip between Lake Nokoue and the Atlantic Ocean. The city is cut in two by a canal, the lagoon of Cotonou, dug by the French … Continue reading →

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Lomé, Togo

Posted on March 26, 2023 by patmathews

March 24, 2023 We had a late tour scheduled today, so we both did our walks first.  There was a rain storm all night with thunder and lightning, and the port workers were sweeping off the water. There was quite … Continue reading →

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Takoradi, Ghana

Posted on March 23, 2023 by patmathews

March 23, 2023 This is our second time visiting Ghana.  Here are some pictures of our sail in.  The air is much cleaner than yesterday, but it is quite hot, almost 90 degrees. Today we decided to take the Twin … Continue reading →

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