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March 25, 2023 Today’s port Takoradi, GhanaFor this port we hadn’t booked any tours. The plan was to go to town to the market with the shuttle bus which was provided. Today’s temperature was very hot and humid. Having breakfast outside on the back deck at 6:30 this morning was nearly unbearable. We got outsideContinue reading “Takoradi, Ghana”

March 21, 2023 Hi All, going back to our last stop in Walvis Bay, Namibia two days ago.You guys remember the great lunch we had at the German HumPaPa place, well by midnight that same night the dreaded Norovirus got a hold of us. We were very sick for at least one day, and theContinue reading “Luanda, Angola”

March 18, 2023 After a St Patrick’s Day party last night and a nights cruising we arrived in our second stop in Namibia in a City called Walvis Bay. Walvis Bay is a port city of 80,000 people. Main industries are fishing, tourism. It also has a large container port, besides importing and exporting forContinue reading “Walvis Bay, Namibia”

March 17, 2023 Happy St Patrick’s Day to all the Irish readers Today’s town, Luderitz Namibia. Namibia a country of 2.5 million citizen. Namibia was a German colony from 1880 until 1919 when it became under South African rule.After lots of resistance in the 70’s and 80’s it became independent in 1990.English is the officialContinue reading “Luderitz, Namibia”

March 14, 15, 2023 Today we’re visiting Capetown in South Africa.The City started as a Dutch settlement in 1652 mainly to supply the passing ships from the Dutch East Indies Company with fresh food.Since then the City has grown to 440000 in the City and 4.7 million in the Metropolitan area.The legislative government of SAContinue reading “Capetown, South Africa”

March 12, 2023 Hi you all,Gqeberha or previously known by the name of Port Elizabeth. It has a population of 1.2 million. The main industries are automotive, with plants of Ford, Volkswagen, Isuzu and a few Chinese manufacturers. Besides vehicles, there are also numerous vehicle parts and tires manufactured in the area.Today we are allContinue reading “Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) South Africa”

March 11, 2023 Today’s stop is East London.This is a City of 270,000 people on the East coast of South Africa. It is well known for its beautiful sandy beaches and sand dunes, also well known for world surf competitions. Today’s program is a visit to the Inkwenkwezi game reserve. Carol have been looking forwardContinue reading “East London, South Africa”

March 10, 2023 Howdy, when I woke up this morning,we were already docked in the port of Durban. Durban is the largest port in the African Continent. It is home to nearly 3.1 million people and is the second largest City in South Africa after Cape Town. Languages spoken are English, Zulu and Afrikaans. WithContinue reading “Durban, South Africa”

March 8, 2023 This morning we arrived in Maputo and we set foot on African soil for the first time in our life’s.Maputo has a rich colonial history going back to the 17th and 18th centuries being occupied by the English and Portuguese. They also had there share of civil wars over the years. CurrentlyContinue reading “Maputo, Mozambique”

March 3, 2023 Good Morning, Overnight we cruised from Mauritius to Reunion Island. Reunion Island is part of France. So going from driving left in Mauritius to driving on the right side in Reunion. Reunion has a population of 900,000. It has a live volcano standing 2632 meter tall. and there is also a massiveContinue reading “La Possession, Reunion Island”