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At Sea January 27th, 2025 I heard our anchor on the move at 7:00, exactly when Captain Hamish said we would set off. I was expecting to experience rough seas and stormy weather, but although it was overcast, wet and windy, there were no huge waves. No spray over...

Mossel Bay, South Africa January 27th, 2025 We have never been to Mossel Bay before, but have heard about it for many years from our friends who have a home here. We were so excited to finally get to see their home. Mossel Bay is a tender port, and we anchored out...

Port Elizabeth, South Africa January 25th, 2025 It was a lovely bright sunny morning. There were no fights at the port gate this morning, but it was still a challenge for Ian and Hillary to get in, but they eventually prevailed. This morning’s trip was to the...

Port Elizabeth, South Africa January 24th, 2025 It was a very humid overcast day when we woke up in Port Elizabeth. We will be here for 2 days. I do love it when we have an overnight stay in a port, I wish we could do this more often. Although the name of the city...

At Sea January 23rd, 2025 It is still stormy, but not as bad as yesterday. However, the movement in the Observation Bar must be off putting to some, I had the Bar to myself this morning. No worries about piano practice and someone sitting where I want to sit next...

Durban, South Africa January 22nd, 2025 This is our second visit to Durban. And a chance to get together with friends we had missed the first time we were here. When I tried to look out to see what the weather was doing outside, it was hard to look though the...

At Sea January 20th, 2025 I spent the morning in the Observation Bar as usual. There is a guest who spends the morning practicing the piano there. No one seems to mind, and as far as I am concerned when she is playing you cannot hear the usual music in the Bar....

At Sea January 19th, 2025 Three days at sea before we return to Durban. The weather has been great, calm seas and brilliant sunshine as we make our way south through the Mozambique channel. Although it did cloud over in the afternoon just as I was thinking of going...

Nosy Be, Madagascar January 18th, 2025 Our second port in Madagascar. This time it’s a tender port. The day didn’t start well, it was pouring when I looked out onto the balcony And it was still raining when I stopped by Seabourn Square. However, by the time we took...

Antsiranana, Madagascar January 17th, 2025 Due to the recent cyclone our scheduled stop in Mayotte was canceled, and we went to Antsiranana in Madagascar instead. I must say that Seabourn has made an effort so far when ports have to be canceled, they have found us...

At Sea January 16th, 2025 The best talk of the day today was again by photographer Chris Fellows. This conversation was on how to get your best animal shot. I certainly need to learn that. He showed amazing photos he had taken of sharks, whales, and lions. He was...

At Sea January 15th, 2025 After the excitement of the past 3 days, a sea day was a welcome respite. The sea was calm, the sun was shining, it was hot, but there was a cooling breeze. It was a perfect sea day. Nothing much was accomplished; a lot of food was...