by Safarigal | Jan 1, 2025 | Round Africa in 90 Days
At Sea December 31st, 2024 How could it be New Years eve already? All around the ship New Years decorations were popping up, and anticipation was mounting for tonight’s celebratory dinner. For me, the best part was that the sun was finally shining. Although it...
by Safarigal | Jan 1, 2025 | Round Africa in 90 Days
Durban December 30th, 2024 I watched us sailing in to Durban, trying to remember what it looked like in the 60s when we used to sail from Mombasa to Durban to see my grandparents. I remember tall buildings on the waterfront, but they didn’t look anything like what I...
by Safarigal | Dec 30, 2024 | Round Africa in 90 Days
At Sea December 29th, 2024 We are heading north towards Durban, and must be in some sort of shipping lane as we have been overtaking ships all day. It seems that even at 14 knots we are the fastest ship around. On QM2 we would be whizzing past all other shipping, now...
by Safarigal | Dec 29, 2024 | Round Africa in 90 Days
At Sea December 28th, 2024 It’s hard to believe that it has been a month since we arrived in Barcelona. So much had happened since then, but it has all gone by so quickly. This cruise is simply going by too fast; I want things to simply slow down. I haven’t achieved...
by Safarigal | Dec 28, 2024 | Round Africa in 90 Days
Cape Town, South Africa December 27th, 2024 I had meant to wake up early to see us sailing into Cape Town, but that didn’t happen. As it turned out it was a rainy, overcast morning with the mountain shrouded in low lying clouds, so the view would not have been that...
