Category Archives: Excursions

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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Banjul, The Gambia

Posted on March 19, 2023 by patmathews

March 19, 2023 Today we booked a private tour with Sonia and Boris.  We were here in 2018 and enjoyed our tour then, so this time we were going to do something different.  Three other couples booked a tour through … Continue reading →

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Mindelo, Cape Verde

Posted on March 17, 2023 by patmathews

March 16, 2023 We arrived into Cape Verde around 10:30 in the morning. It is our first port in Africa. Here are some shots of the sail in. Our tour today was called Island Discovery. We were last here 8 … Continue reading →

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Fortaleza, Brazil

Posted on March 13, 2023 by patmathews

March 12, 2023 Today we took a tour of the highlights of Fortaleza. We were here before, but I was confused about which city it was. I thought it was one of the smaller cities we visited on our Amazon … Continue reading →

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Recife, Brazil

Posted on March 12, 2023 by patmathews

March 10, 2023 Norm was pretty tired of Brazil after our last tour, so he decided not to go on the one we had scheduled for today – Catamaran and Casa da Cultura. Before the tour, we could see the … Continue reading →

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Maceio, Brazil

Posted on March 11, 2023 by patmathews

March 9, 2023 Day 55 of our 180 day world cruise. Hard to believe so much time has gone by already. Today our tour was Maceio highlights. Well, there really weren’t too many highlights here. We spent most of our … Continue reading →

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Salvador de Bahia, Brazil

Posted on March 8, 2023 by patmathews

March 7 and 8, 2023 We have two days in this port due to the cancellation of our port in Vitoria.  When we arrived into port, I was sort of surprised how large the city was – I hadn’t really … Continue reading →

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Cabo Frio, Brazil

Posted on March 6, 2023 by patmathews

March 5,2023 As we left Rio, I was able to capture the Christ the Redeemer statue and Sugarloaf Mountain. We had a tender port at Cabo Frio, and our excursion was a boat cruise and Papagaio Island. Cabo Frio is … Continue reading →

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