by Safarigal | Feb 16, 2025 | Round Africa in 90 Days
At Sea February 11th, 2025 I was not alone when I arrived in the Observation Bar this morning. Was this part of some sort of emergency drill, or maybe even a real emergency? We are still in the pirate infested Gulf of Guinea, are pirates on the horizon? This was very...
by Safarigal | Feb 14, 2025 | Round Africa in 90 Days
Lome, Togo February 10th, 2025 What on earth was right outside our balcony this morning? I opened the curtains to get a better look. It was a large Chinese car carrier. The good news was that there were coaches waiting to whisk us all away on our shore excursions. Not...
by Safarigal | Feb 12, 2025 | Round Africa in 90 Days
Cotonou, Benin February 9th, 2025 Cotonou cannot be described as a beautiful port. When I went outside onto the balcony I was confronted by huge cranes, not an enticing view. They were busy getting the gangway situated. Soon we were joined by a group of...
by Safarigal | Feb 10, 2025 | Round Africa in 90 Days
At Sea February 8th, 2025 The last of our 6 in a row sea days. Quite honestly, I am loving it, although I am looking forward to Benin tomorrow. When I stopped by Seabourn Square this morning I saw a flyer for Valentine’s Dinner Under the Stars. Now, that sounded...
by Safarigal | Feb 8, 2025 | Round Africa in 90 Days
At Sea February 7th, 2025 This is our last day in the southern hemisphere – it is all going to be in the north from here on, well from when we actually cross the equator at midnight tonight. At his noon announcement the captain said that we were 2 degrees south and 5...
