Zanzibar January 7th, 2025 We didn’t have to get up so early this morning, and we were able to have a leisurely breakfast looking at the scenery from Lion's Paw before putting our bags in the Land Cruiser and heading for Lake Manyara airfield....
Ngorongoro January 6th, 2025 Today’s the day! It’s been a while since I was in the crater. Almost 62 years to be more precise. That was the trip where the roads were all under water. After a very difficult drive to Lake Manyara from Nairobi our...
Zanzibar January 5th, 2025 We had been expecting to tender in Zanzibar, but luckily there was a berth available for us in the cargo port, so this was our view at breakfast. Brian and I have 2 wedding anniversaries – we had both a civil ceremony...
At Sea January 4th, 2025 This was one of those very lazy days at sea. The weather started out very sunny, but there were scattered downpours. We spent most of the day at the pool, managing to avoid the rain. When we went to team trivia it was...
Ilha de Mozambique January 3rd, 2025 The last time we had to take a tender ashore it was rough and getting in and out of the tender was quite an ordeal due to it moving up and down. No worries about that today, the sea was very calm. As soon as...
At Sea January 2nd, 2025 Another calm, hot and humid day. We really are in the tropics now. I spent the morning indoors, appreciating the air conditioning. The highlight of the morning was the cooking demonstration where Chef Mario, who is...
At Sea January 1st, 2025 Happy New Year! I do love the rose that appeared in our suite last night, and our little penguin is still celebrating the New Year. The New Year’s decorations around the ship have disappeared, but luckily the snowflakes...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...