Post #24 – Freetown, Sierra Leone – 04-28-2025
April 30, 2025 - Once, just once I would like to go on one of the birding walks and get some photos equal to the effort put into the ende...
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Post #23 – Tokeh, Sierra Leone – 04-27-2025 – Country #86
April 30, 2025 - Sierra Leone is a small country – a little smaller than South Carolina and a little bigger than West Virginia. It is bor...
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Post #22 – Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire – 04-24-2025 - Country #85
April 25, 2025 - Yesterday we visited Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire – the Ivory Coast. Until fairly recently it was involved in a violent civil...
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Post #21 – Tema (Accra), Ghana – 04-22-2025 (second day)
April 24, 2025 - This day was the end of the first cruise and the beginning of the second cruise up the west coast of Africa. Over 100 of...
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Post #20 – Tema, Ghana – 04-21-2025
April 23, 2025 - I almost talked myself out of this day's tour after I listened to the description of the hike involved in the tour. But...
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Post #19 – Takoradi, Ghana – 04-20, 2025 – Country #84
April 23, 2025 - Happy Easter!
Ghana is a country along the Gold Coast of the Gulf of Guinea. It's a little bigger than Minnesota and a...
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Post #18 – Lomé, Togo – First evening and next day – 04-18 and 19, 2025
April 20, 2025 - Figured my first Lomé, Togo blog was long enough so will finish that day and cover the next one here.
At three o’clock,...
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Post #17 – Lome, Togo – First Day – 04-18-2025 - Country #83
April 20, 2025 - Togo is a tiny country in the Gulf of Guinea. At only 22,000 square miles it is smaller than West Virginia. At its wides...
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Post # 16 – Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo
April 16, 2025 - I had a truly immersive experience here!
First of all, the country we visited is the Republic of the Congo, not the Dem...
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Post #15 – Luanda, Angola – April 12, 2025
April 15, 2025 - Luanda is a city of “Haves and Have Nots”. The contrast is huge. The city of Luanda is often rated one of the most expen...
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Post #14 – Namibe, Angola – April 10, 2025
April 11, 2025 - Angola – my 81 st country – is about twice the size of Texas. It is the second largest Portuguese speaking country after...
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Post #13 – Walvis Bay, Namibia – April 7 & 8, 2025
April 09, 2025 - Today was a day at sea. It was much needed after two busy half days in Walvis Bay. Last night I was in bed by 9 pm and s...
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Post # 12 – Luderitz, Namibia – April 6, 2025
April 06, 2025 - Yesterday was a day at sea. The ocean was calm so didn’t even hardly know we were sailing. Several lectures to attend, T...
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Post #11 – Saldanha, South Africa - April 4, 2025
April 06, 2025 - Saldanha Bay was named for a Portuguese Captain – Antonio de Saldanha. His vessel was part of a fleet led by Portuguese...
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Post #10 – Cape Town to the Ship – the Silver Wind
April 05, 2025 - It turned out that the only SilverSea passengers at the hotel I was at were the couple I had been paralleling with for t...
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Post #9 - Last Day in Matetsi to Cape Town
April 04, 2025 - The other 4 people who had been sharing my truck decided to sleep in this morning, so I had the truck all to myself. The...
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Post #8 - Started Slow but Got Better and Better
April 02, 2025 - Got up for the usual 6 am game drive. Yesterday’s storm has moved out so we now have beautiful blue skies. I had to sit...
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