by Safarigal | Mar 29, 2023 | 2020 continued.......
Way back in 1989 I came across an article about a new luxury train service in Southern Africa. I read the article over and over, I was so excited. A luxury train pulled by a steam engine that would take me to Victoria Falls. It was a dream come true. It took until...
by Safarigal | Mar 27, 2023 | 2020 continued.......
So when we were thrown off the Queen Mary 2 in Fremantle in March of 2020, I absolutely couldn’t face the idea that my dream of a full world voyage on Queen Mary 2 was over. How could this happen? We flew from Perth back home to Idaho, aware that the world around us...
by Safarigal | Dec 9, 2022 | De la Tierra del Fuego a la Tierra del Hielo
It was a very cold morning when we disembarked from the Silver Cloud and took the bus to Port Williams airport. We were scheduled to leave the ship at 7:00, and ended up doing so at 7:15. The bus was small, no room to store luggage, so we all squeezed into our seats...
by Safarigal | Dec 8, 2022 | De la Tierra del Fuego a la Tierra del Hielo
Well as it turned out, although not quite a millpond, there was really not much motion at all overnight. A huge disappointment. We were due to arrive at Puerto Williams at 1:00 PM so there wasn’t much more time to savor the waves. It was our last day on board. I...
by Safarigal | Dec 8, 2022 | De la Tierra del Fuego a la Tierra del Hielo
No icebergs. No announcement from Billy calling us down to the zodiacs. Not a whale in sight. All I could see out of the window was the endless grey sea, dappled with white caps. Alas, we are not in Antarctica anymore, but are speeding across the Drake Passage on our...
