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April 4, 2025 After 5 Seaday’s, we finally set foot on land. The feet felt a little wobble during the first steps on Cape Verde soil. Today’s stop is at a City called Praia on the Island of Santiago in the Cape Verde Archipelago which consists of 10 Islands. The total population is approximately 600,000.Continue reading “Praia, Cape Verde Islands”

March 28, 2025 Good Morning. Today we are visiting the country of Namibia. It’s kind of a funny stop over, as we do not arrive till Noon. Then we have to do the immigration clearance going off the ship and the same getting on the ship. As we made a stop here 2 years agoContinue reading “Walvis Bay, Namibia”

March 26, 2025 Our second day in Capetown. For today we planned a small tour to visit Robben Island. This is the Island which occupies the prison, which was in use from the mid 17th century till 1996. This is also the prison where former South African President Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years.Continue reading “Capetown SA (day2)”

March 25, 2025 Very early this morning we must have arrived in Capetown. When I opened the curtains at 6AM we were all docked and tied up downtown. The weather was overcast, which prevented us from seeing the top of Table Mountain. This is our second time visiting here. For today we had a tourContinue reading “Capetown, South Africa”

March 21, 2025 Around 6 AM ,we were awakened by a helicopter hovering overhead, lowering the b female boat pilot onto the deck. Pretty well all harbours require us to use one of their pilots to guide us into the port. Richards Bay is a City of approximately 60,000. It is predominantly an industrial City,Continue reading “Richards Bay, South Africa”

March 22, 2025 Overnight our ship relocated to our next stop, Durban. Durban is the third largest City in South Africa, with a population of approximately 600,000. For today we decided to take the complimentary Shuttle to the uShaka marine world. We were frequently warned that it was not recommended to walk by yourselves throughContinue reading “Durban, South Africa”

March 17, 2025 Good Morning readers, this morning we docked in the port of La Possession on the Island of Reunion. Reunion is part of France and the EU. It has a population of approximately 895,000. The Capital is Saint Denis with a population of 160,000. Reunion is a hikers paradise with its over 1000Continue reading “La Possession, Reunion”

March 16, 2025 Good Morning, today we are re- visiting Mauritius. The island is named after the Dutch Prince Maurits of Orange. It is part of the Mascarene Islands, together with the neighbouring islands of Rodriquez and the French island of Reunion. The population of Mauritius is approximately 1.3 million, with the majority (145,000) livingContinue reading “Port Louis, Mauritius”

March 13, 2025 The Seychelles is a country in East Africa, with a population of approximately 100,000. The Capital is Victoria with a population of approximately 25,000. The Seychelles is an archipelago of 155 Islands. The population is predominant Christian (75%). The main industries are tourism, fishing and farming. The main exports are fish products,Continue reading “Seychelles”

March 10, 2025 Today we are visiting the Maldives, one of the smallest countries in Asia. The archipelago country consists of a string of Atoll islands, with a total population of approximately 515,000. The Capitol City is Male with a population of 265,000. The main industries are tourism and fishing. Male is the most denselyContinue reading “Male, Maldives”