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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Once in 20 years?
Last night we drank spiced Norwegian tea ( interesting), ate fish cakes ( rubbery) and waited in the freezing cold for the...
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A blessing or not?
That tiny light is a globe that marks the arctic circle at 66 deg 33 min north. It is just past 7.00...
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Well we are now experiencing the wonders and perils of snow. When we arrived in Trondheim,there was a covering of powder snow...
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Today we travel near the most western point of Norway, Skotebogen,and cross the open sea for two hours. This area is considered...
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Well it is 3 degrees Celsius but according to the weather man it feels like -6 degrees. I’m with him! There is...
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It was a marathon but we made it. We left home at 10.00am 24th( train go slow) – Callie’s.- train station 😭...
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Red square and more
Red Square runs parallel to the Kremlin. The wall of the Kremlin is made of red bricks which gave the square its...
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When you imagine Moscow, you think of the austere grey buildings of the Communist area. Moscow for most people has been...
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As we get closer to Kazan, it is becoming more populated. Villages are closer together. Houses now have vegetables or other plants...
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Yekaterinburg , founded in 1773, was a city designed to be the link between Asia and Europe and the industrial centre...
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