Walvis Bay Namibia
Walvis Bay is a coastal port used to transport coal and other materials…so think lots of cranes , ships, dust and containers. Just beyond the...
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Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town is known for the mountains that dominate the city. Arriving into the port as the sun rises is spectacular. We should be able...
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Walvis Bay Namibia
Walvis Bay is a coastal port used to transport coal and other materials…so think lots of cranes , ships, dust and containers. Just beyond the...
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Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town is known for the mountains that dominate the city. Arriving into the port as the sun rises is spectacular. We should be able...
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Durban
Arriving in Durban port, you see a city that reflects its history and its progress today. Durban is not considered a safe city. With this...
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Land ahoy!
We have survived 6 sea days! Update… we have been occupied with chair aerobics, I have been to water colour painting, Mike has been attending...
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Welcome back to Vancouver
Well here we are back in Vancouver. Did you enjoy the flight from Anchorage? My luggage arrived so I’m good for clothes....
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Goodbye to Alaskan Rail
Fairbanks-Talkeetna – Anchorage Sorry you didn’t see Denali Mountain, moose or caribou…….. there is a chance but I warn you ,it is...
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Denali in a day…and a bit
Autumn has definitely come to the mountains. The journey from Fairbanks to Denali was spectacular. Silver birch are turning yellow, fire weed...
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Still in Fairbanks
Did you enjoy the hot springs? They were very relaxing and didn’t smell too much of sulphur. Sorry I didn’t want to...
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Alaska here we come
I felt very clever negotiating the metro to get to the airport( how about you), and two flights later ,we are in...
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Vancouver for a day
Now I know you have been asking, ‘Are we there yet?, because train travel is slow compared to planes. Well it was...
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To Banff and back
Jasper National Park connects lots of small towns. Most of these entertain campers and hikers in summer and skiers in winter. They...
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Jasper
Jasper is a historical area that has been occupied by various people since the glaciers scoured out the valley. The original indigenous...
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Travelling on trains in both Canada and North America has lots of opportunities for photos from the train. You regularly...
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