We had a full day in Cape Town and then would disembark the following morning. We had booked a tour to kayak with the African penguins near Cape Point, but the weather […]
Africa Cruise – Cape Town…Table Mountain
Africa Cruise – Mossel Bay
Mossel Bay was a tender port… In keeping with our nature theme, we booked a tour to Oudtshoorn and an ostrich farm. Our guide was Erika, who immigrated from Switzerland 40 years […]
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Africa Cruise – Port Elizabeth
After 3 days at sea, with rough weather and lots of big waves, we were ready to be in port. We had 3 stops in South Africe, with the first being Port […]
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Africa Cruise – Nosy Be, Madagascar
Nosy Be is an island off the northwest coast of Madagascar. It is one of 253 small islands that surround the main island of Madagascar. and is considered the tourism capitol of […]
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Africa Cruise – Madagascar…Tsingy Rouge
We had previously stopped at Antsiranana, Madagascar and decided to do another nature tour. This is a tender port, where we used the ship’s life boats. Our guide was Bredo and our […]
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Africa Cruise – Reunion Island
We finished the first of our back-to-back cruises in Mauritius. The second cruise would make stops at Reunion Island, 2 ports in Madagascar, and 3 ports in South Africa. Since we were […]
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Christmas Cruise – Reunion Island
Our guide for the day was David, who spoke excellent English and our driver was Thomas. Reunion Island is a French territory so it is considered part of the European Union. It’s […]
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Christmas Cruise – Madagascar
After our wonderful New Years Eve celebration and a relaxing day at sea, we arrived in Madagascar. It is officially known as the Republic of Madagascar. It is the world’s fourth largest […]
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Christmas Cruise – Seychelles…Part 2
The previous day, we had enjoyed learning about life on La Digue. Our ship spent the night circling as there is only 33 miles between La Digue and Port Victoria, our next […]
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Christmas Cruise – Seychelles
After 4 days at sea, we had two days in Seychelles, (pronounced Sa Shells). The country comprises 115 islands, 42 are granite and 73 are coral creating a protective outer ring. The […]
