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MOROCCO HERE WE COME
And we are on board Fred Olsen's Borealis in Portsmouth about to set sail for Morocco this has been on our bucket list fir ages but the cruise option allows us to visit 4 places.next stop Sunday is Casablanca for 2 days
MADEIRA
Last port on this cruise which is rather sad. Trip round Funchal on the hop on and off bus.
SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA, CANARIES
Penultimate stop on this amazing round the world trip. Early morning stroll through near deserted streets before the shops open and the tour groups descend! Found 2 forts and a galleon in the street together with done lovely cobbled roads. Looks like somewhere to come back to.
DAKAR, SENEGAL
Not somewhere i ever thought I'd come so it was all an experience but sadly not all of it good we booked a tour of Goree Island just off Dakar and a Unesco World heritage site given that it was one of the locations for the slave trade. There were far too many of us on this trip and although we did manage to get to the Slave house and the fort/Museum, it was a rushed and crowded visit.
The slave house had clearly been restored , unlike most of the buildings on the island and it was quite poignant to see the Door of no Return where the slaves left Africa for the final time before their trip to America. It was also sad to learn that the only slaves that were ever given freedom where those pregnant girls abused by the slavemasters.
The fort, now restored as a museum, was a health and safety nightmare and full of archaeological discoveries rather than focusing on the slave trade which was a pity. We only even got there though by leaving the lunch stop early and making our own way there as we wouldn't have had time otherwise.
On the ferry return there was a nasty incident when the boat came in too close to Bolette and the ropes holding our ship in place went over the top of the ferry and if we hadn't all ducked down quickly there could have been serious injury.
All in all not the anticipated visit to learn about the African Slave trade and I have no desire to return to Senegal as I found the hawkers just too pushy.
ST HELENA, SOUTH ATLANTIC
Oh wow, what a place, hilly or what? This is thd place that Napoleon was exiled to and died so we took a taxi trip with 4 others round the highlights of the island, which was great. Biggest excitement was thrn that the tenders couldn't dick so we were all stranded ashore til the police sorted out us going back via the cargo port which was a little more sheltered but still a pretty bumpy ride getting back to the ship. As a result we were all given free drinks for 2 hours (hic!!)
NAMIBIA
2 stops for us in Namibia, firstly in Luderitz where I went off into the desert to see the wild horses and s3cindly in Walvis Bay where we did a fantastic boat trip to see 50,000 seals and had a close up experience with a pelican, fur seal and kelp gull. All brilliant fun
STELLENBOSCH
Morning trip to the town of Stellenbosch and a winery, called here a wine farm! The town is quite pretty and very much a university town with students galore but plenty of trendy shops and coffee bars and LOTS of opticians and estate agents bizarrely! We had a wander around and then had a coffee and croissant, very cheaply before boarding our bus to a local winery. This area is famous fir Pinotahe red wine but sadly the one winery we got taken to didn't have this, only white wine and rose!!! This trip thus won't get a high trip rating!!!! It was a pleasant morning out but that's it, nothing brilliant after the last 2 amazing days. Back onto the ship, lunch, a dozen and then back through immigration ready to depart for our next port in Namibia.
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, PENGUINS AND A LIGHTHOUSE
Today we did an all day trip yo the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point Lighthouse. We started the morning with a scenic drive via Chapmans Peak to Boukdwrs Beach penguin colony. Annoyingly it started to rain as we set off on the penguin walk but it didn't last long and we spent a lovely time watching these really cute penguins including several young. There were even an accompanying rock hyrax and seal. Then it was a delicious fish lunch and off on the drive to the Cape.
I was surprised just how busy the Cape was with people queueing up to get their photo with the sign so we didn't bother. Next stop was the lighthouse where we took the funicular up and then climbed the steps up to the lighthouse. Time for a few more fridge magnets then back onto the coach. On the way back we saw ostriches on the beach!