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CAPE TOWN
Sailing into Cape Town for the first time is an OMG moment. So beautiful with Table Mountain soaring out of the ocean. You can only imagine what those first explorers of old thought when they came upon this sight!! We were lucky to have a clear sunny day and as we got closer to land…
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Cotonou, Benin
Our next stop was Cotonou, Benin. Wedged between Togo and Nigeria, it has one of the largest ports in West Africa. Cotonou itself is like being back in Lome, Togo. There were still the outdoor businesses along the sidewalks, the motor scooters are family cars, and the messy, grimy piles of refuse are apparent, but…
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BACK TO ROUGH SEAS!
Friday February 2, 2018 @ 11PM Remember those idyllic seas with gently rolling waves I spoke about yesterday? Well forget it. We are back to rocking and rolling. But this time, it feels like we are travelling along some really bumpy road and bottoming out consistently. Jerky. Big bangs. Every so often there is this…
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BITS & PIECES…
WEATHER, BABES, SEAS, PASSENGER STATS Weather affects us all wherever we may be – freezing in Toronto, melting in Arizona, or dripping wet in the Amazon. But, I think one is never so much aware of weather as we are at sea. My journey around the world has taken me, so far, from bone chilling,…
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LOME, TOGO, WEST AFRICA
As I type, we are still sitting out in the Lome harbour taking on fuel. We were supposed to depart at 7:00 pm Sunday evening, but it is now almost 2:00 am, and we are still here. It is actually 1:00 am, but we lost another hour tonight. We have been losing one hour per…
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PIRATES
We received a letter from our captain, Luca Morvillo, with information about recent Piracy Attacks along the West African Coast Line and the Gulf of Guinea mostly “against commercial vessels.” He said although we are not anticipating any problems, we must be prepared So the passengers and the crew have all had extra drills in…
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Sea Days….
… for the next five days we will be crossing the Atlantic Ocean – next port – Lome, Togo in Africa. Sea Days allow one to get caught up with a number of things that you never seem to have time for when you are in port like, laundry, reading, sleeping and blogging – speaking…
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The Caribbean and a walk down memory lane.
Can you believe it is almost three weeks since I left Miami. Obviously there is lots to do on board – trivia, art classes, lectures, entertainment, not to forget eat & drink, plus they have special get togethers for the Around The Worlders. After Bonaire we had a sea day, then we had a daily stop…
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