by Safarigal | Dec 12, 2024 | Round Africa in 90 Days
At Sea December 11th, 2024 I stopped by Seabourn Square while Brian was at breakfast. I had forgotten what a lovely place it was. There were people there drinking coffee, reading, chatting, staring out to sea, and doing puzzles. It had a great relaxed atmosphere....
by Safarigal | Dec 11, 2024 | Round Africa in 90 Days
At Sea December 10th, 2024 Today we crossed the magnetic equator. What is this you may ask? Well, I must admit I had never thought about it before. Luckily there was a write up on it in the Herald. Another name for it is the aclinic line. Unlike the geographic...
by Safarigal | Dec 11, 2024 | Round Africa in 90 Days
Praia, Cape Verde Islands December 9th, 2024 This was our second port in the Cape Verde Islands. Praia is the capital and largest city in Cape Verde and is on Santiago Island. My first impression of Praia wasn’t that great Not a pretty harbor. We also seemed to be...
by Safarigal | Dec 10, 2024 | Round Africa in 90 Days
Mindelo, Cape Verde Islands December 8th, 2024 For our visit to Mindelo, we had initially thought that we would get off the ship and find a taxi driver to take us around the island, but then we thought that we would probably get more out of a tour, and sure enough we...
by Safarigal | Dec 10, 2024 | Round Africa in 90 Days
At Sea December 7th, 2024 It’s hard to believe that had this been a 7 day cruise we would be disembarking today. I am only getting into the routine of life at sea, I would hate to have to disembark already. Thank goodness we have weeks of cruising ahead of relaxing...
