Last year when I was visiting my sister in Cape Town during her own Semester at Sea voyage, we didn’t stop sight-seeing the entire six days we were in the Western Cape. This time was different, as I had to work much of the four days there after my weekend away in Langebaan. Each morning [...]
Photo Friday: Tsaarbank, South Africa
October 28, 2011 By 26 Comments
Are you sick of South Africa yet? No? Good. It seems silly perhaps, but even though my first visit to South Africa was only 18 months ago, I’m pretty sure my blog has more posts dedicated to the country than any one place. But what can you do? It’s not my fault South Africa is [...]
Photo Friday: Cape Peninsula, South Africa
October 21, 2011 By 36 Comments
After our extremely relaxing weekend on the West Coast, we returned to Cape Town, where I worked the following three days, pretty much from 6:30am until late afternoon daily, before going out somewhere delicious to eat each evening. (South Africa does a lot of things right, but at the very top of that list is [...]
Mauritius in a Day
October 17, 2011 By 19 Comments
After South Africa, we had five days of smooth sailing across the Indian Ocean with Mauritius as the next destination. In past voyages, Semester at Sea had spent as many as four days on the island, but due to a myriad of reasons, we now only dock there for 12 hours. Let me tell you, [...]
By the Sea, By the Sea
October 12, 2011 By 32 Comments
When we picked Langebaan as our South African weekend destination, I didn’t honestly know what we’d do there. Strike that; my plans actually were twofold: to eat good food and catch up on so many nights of missed sleep. So the fact that the area might very well be one of the more beautiful places [...]
Photo Friday: Cape Coast, Ghana
September 30, 2011 By 16 Comments
Some years, the M/V Explorer docks in Takoradi, which is much closer in proximity to the Cape Coast. Due to a too-short berth Takoradi granted the ship, our Semester at Sea itinerary was changed to dock in Tema instead, which was a bit of a shame only because there were so many small fishing villages [...]
