by The Inside Cabin | Mar 8, 2023 | Mozambique, Maputo, 2023 World Cruise, Africa
This is post 54 of 81 in the series “2023 World Cruise” 2023 World Cruise – The Adventure Begins (Post #1) The Adventure Begins! – Fort Lauderdale (Post #3) At Sea – en route to Falmouth, Jamaica (Post #4) Falmouth, Jamaica (Post #5) The...
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 19, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Africa, Cape Verde, Praia, Ilha de Santiago
19 April – Day 105 – Praia, Cape Verde After our terrible experience in Dakar – we were a little apprehensive about our visit to Praia as it was one of the countries listed in the letter the ship sent us on April 9th. You can read a copy HERE I didn’t find...
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 17, 2018 | Africa, Senegal, Dakar, 2018 Grand World Voyage
Day 103 – April 17th – Dakar, Senegal Yesterday was one of the highlights of the entire World Cruise. Interacting with local Gambian residents was at real joy and we enjoyed our time with Bina and learning more about how the average Gambian lives. Today we...
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 16, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Africa, Gambia, Banjul
Day 102 April 16th Banjul, Gambia Today was our first port after five days at sea. Due to the tides, our arrival into Banjul, Gambia, was delayed by an hour, from 8 AM to 9 AM. My research into Banjul before this cruise revealed that there weren’t many tourist spots...
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 10, 2018 | Luanda, 2018 Grand World Voyage, Africa, Angola
Day 96, April 10th – Luanda, Angola The city skyline came into view around 7 AM as we closed on the port and saw that it was surprisingly modern. A couple tugs that came out to greet us but we learned later the pilot was a no-show so Capt. Jonathan came...
by The Inside Cabin | Apr 7, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Africa, Namibia, Walvis Bay
Day 93, Walvis Bay, Namibia – April 7th Namibia looked bleak from the ship as the first lines went across to start our mooring to the commercial wharf here in Walvis Bay. Off in the distance I could make out some of the sand dunes that are a feature of some of...
