Category Archives: World Cruise 1

Dakar, Senegal

Posted on December 19, 2015 by patmathews

December 19 Day 165. still can’t believe it! We took the shuttle bus into town today.  Dakar is the capital of Senegal and is the western most city in the Old World and on the African mainland.  We actually changed … Continue reading →

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Banjul, Gambia

Posted on December 19, 2015 by patmathews

December 18 Our world cruise has been an experience in every way, and I know it isn’t over yet.  The inequality in the world is striking.  Here’s an example: When we were in Abu Dhabi for our dinner at the … Continue reading →

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At sea, cruising the Atlantic Ocean

Posted on December 16, 2015 by patmathews

December 16 I haven’t done a lot of posts while we are at sea, as the activities and rest are pretty much the same.  But today is an exception for several reasons. First, last night I actually got a shot … Continue reading →

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Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Posted on December 15, 2015 by patmathews

December 15 The ship arrived about 90 minutes late into the port due to port traffic, and we were advised we would stay an hour later this afternoon.  We didn’t book a tour here, but took the shuttle bus into … Continue reading →

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Sekondi-Takadoradi, Ghana

Posted on December 15, 2015 by patmathews

December 14 Last night was the lighting of the last candle of Hanukkah.  I am not sure that I mentioned there was a candle lighting each night (with lights, no candles allowed on the ship), and they had latkes, jelly … Continue reading →

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Lome, Togo

Posted on December 13, 2015 by patmathews

December 13 On the way back from our tour today, our guide, Mark (or Kwame, as he told us is his African name – because he was born on a Sunday), led us in a song – “I will never … Continue reading →

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Sao Tome and Principe

Posted on December 11, 2015 by patmathews

December 11 We docked at Sao Tome yesterday. Our original schedule said we would arrive at 9 AM, but a couple of weeks ago we found out we weren’t arriving until 12.  We had a 9:30 tour booked but I … Continue reading →

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At sea, cruising the Atlantic Ocean

Posted on December 9, 2015 by patmathews

December 9 When we got back to the ship from Luanda yesterday, we heard lots of stories about Angola.  John Freedman, one of our enrichment lecturers, said that the two most corrupt countries in the world are Haiti and Angola. … Continue reading →

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Luanda, Angola

Posted on December 8, 2015 by patmathews

December 8 Last evening we had a dinner in Polo for the world cruise passengers.  As in other special dinners, each table had a member of the senior staff as a host.  We had Alper, the executive concierge who was … Continue reading →

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Walvis Bay, Namibia

Posted on December 5, 2015 by patmathews

December 4 After our exciting seal, pelican and dolphin adventure, we had a short time to relax and get ready for our special world cruiser event – Dinner at Swakop River Canyon. We were picked up at the pier at … Continue reading →

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