Shipboard Xmas decorations Our last day aboard ship ended up being very quiet- mostly packing and reading and saying goodbye to new friends. Dinner was fairly festive with the waiters doing their bi-monthly dance thru the tables twirling napkins and conversation flowed easily. Email addresses were exchanged at the end and we all disappeared back … Continue reading Day 34: At Sea

Someone flipped a switch and the sea has gone brown and the air is cold. That pairs well with how I felt today - my cough moved to my nose = a cold. Karen gave me some cold meds in addition to the cough drops she bought for me yesterday and I spent most of … Continue reading Day 33: At Sea

Thundery. Well, no actual thunder but I awoke to a deluge of rain. It’s only just 5a and I don’t have to gather for my tour until 7:15a so let’s hope the forecast is correct and this will be over by then. 6:15a and I think we’re stuck. As in ran aground stuck. We were … Continue reading Day 32: Durban

Day 29: Nice to have a rest! 3 full days of sightseeing is exhausting - hours of paying attention to a tour guide, trying to remember all the facts, eyes swiveling back and forth, always on alert for photo ops. I’m glad for the breather. Back to my “routine”: coffee and email at dawn while … Continue reading Day 29-31: At Sea

Rain or sun? At 5:30a I woke to find an email from today’s tour guide suggesting we cancel the trip as the forecast was so lousy. She had written it the night before but our internet is so spotty I never received it. As she had to leave her house at 6a to reach us … Continue reading Day 28: Reunion

Day 2 in Mauritius and I’ve another ship’s tour booked. This one visits the Southwest of the island which seems to have the main scenic sights. It was a very efficient tour: 5 minutes photo stop here, 15 minutes there, and a history lesson on bus in between. I’ll let pictures tell the story…. Cyber … Continue reading Day 27: Mauritius

Inauspicious arrival in Port Louis Everyone welcome I booked an “Island Oasis” for today which consisted of an hour’s drive thru rural countryside to a tiny dock, then a little ferry shuttle over to a private island for a few hours of sun, swim, beach and feast. Driving through the city Almost all gardens are … Continue reading Day 26: Mauritius

Day 24: Ah, a day off from blogging. Today was another Sea Day, and as you’ve read the minutiae of several of those so far my only comment is that today was more of the same. 🙂 Day 25: The sun continues to beat me in the race to rise first in the morning. The … Continue reading Day 24 & 25: At Sea

Typical Mahe - beach, jungle, sun, clouds My ride for the day. Left 7:30a trying to beat heat but dying for a swim by 8am. Not here tho… As this was the only bit of accessible sand and I thought I could do better. Not great lighting but pic shows those famous boulders that are … Continue reading Day 23: Mahe, Seychelles

On deck at 6a this morning, trying to get some exercise in before the sun gets too hot. The sun was just half over the horizon on the port side and on the opposite side this brilliant cloud display. Afterwards I had a quick coffee with Ivan, one of my tablemates. He comes up every … Continue reading Day 22: Mahe, Seychelles