Post #36 – Final Thoughts
May 17, 2025 - We got off the ship in Lisbon, Portugal. They took us right to our hotel where we had 4 hours to wait before our rooms w...
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Post #35 – Safi to Essaouira, Morocco – 05-11-2025
May 17, 2025 - It’s hard to believe that my cruise is coming to an end. This will be our last port of call before getting off in Lisbon...
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Post #34 – Agadir, Morocco – 05-10-2025
May 17, 2025 - I have been to Morocco four times before – it is one of my favorite countries. I always feel at peace there. The history...
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Post # 33 – Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands – 05-09-2025
May 17, 2025 - Our third Canary Island to visit was Lanzarote. This island is very young and totally different from the other two. The...
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Post #32 – San Sebastian, La Gomera, Canary Islands – 05-08-2025
May 16, 2025 - Our second island to visit in the Canary Islands was La Gomera. It is one big mountain dissected with deep valleys.
I...
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Post #31 – Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands – 05-07-2025
May 16, 2025 - We had two days of sailing to get from Cape Verde to the Canary Islands. Again, we had very calm seas, sometimes it was...
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Post #30 – Porto Novo, Santo Antão Island, Cape Verde – 05-04-2025
May 08, 2025 - The name Santo Antão was given by the Portuguese navigator Diogo Afonso who discovered the island on January 17, 1462, i...
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Post #29 – Praia, Santiago Island, Cape Verde – 05-03-2025 – Country #88
May 08, 2025 - Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state of West Afr...
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Post #28 – Macaronesia – What is It?
May 08, 2025 - This was a new term for me so I thought I would include some information from Wikipedia for you. Because the Canary Isla...
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Post #27 – Guinea-Bissau – Rubane Island, Bijagos Archipelago – 05-01-2025
May 06, 2025 - I finally learned to not sign up for the bird walk today. There is a birding tour company group on board with 70 members...
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Post #26 – Guinea-Bissau – Roxa Island, Bijagos Archipelago – 04-30-2025
May 05, 2025 - Yes, I am a glutton for punishment and hope springs eternal, so I signed up for the 7 am guided bird walk on Canhabaque...
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Post #25 – Guinea-Bissou – Bolama Island, Bijagos Archipelago – 04-29-2025 Country #87
May 05, 2025 - Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa that covers 13,948 square miles (a little bigger than Maryland) with an estima...
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