March 30, 2023 The view from our balcony was all we saw of Senegal. There were political protests through Dakar, and it was decided it...

March 29, 2023 Today we took a boat trip to visit a sad time in history when people used to see other people as slaves. Kunta Kinte...

March 26, 2023 Today we went for a walk in the Banco National Park within the city of Abidjan, the capital of the Ivory Coast. It is a...

March 25, 2023 Today we journeyed to a small village who farm cacao that is shipped around the world to become delicious chocolate. We...

March 22 to March 24 The cloud formations were interesting on 3/22 as dawn broke. We had a Moroccan-themed dinner that evening. It was...

March 21, 2023 We began our tour of Luanda with a visit to the San Miguel Fort. This was the first fort built in Angola. Although it was...

March 19, 2023 Celebrating your birthday onboard is a lot of fun. I was completely surprised when I came to breakfast and found a special...

March 18, 2023 Today we flew over the Namib Desert once again on our way back to the ship in Walvis Bay. We bid farewell to Little Kulala...

March 17, 2023 Today we went down into the Sesriem Canyon which was formed millions of years ago by the Tsauchab River and was a vital...

March 16, 2023 The Sossusvlei dunes and Dead Vlei were the highlights of the morning drive today - at least for those of us who chose not...

March 15, 2023 We were up early for our 3:30 a.m. trip to the Cape Town airport. We flew to Windhoek, Namibia where we boarded a small...

March 14, 2023 After waking up to the stunning view from our room, we strolled through the sweet smelling rose garden of Montvliet,...

March 13, 2023 After saying farewell to Amakhala, we began our journey to the Winelands of South Africa, in particular the town of...

March 13, 2023 We found the cheetahs today! The three males were the most recent cheetahs added to the park. Lions had killed earlier...

March 12, 2023 An elephant uprooting a tree or baby lion cubs? The highlight of the day was tough to choose. I went with the elephant as...

March 11, 2023 Dolphins following the ship were the consolation prize as we sailed away from East London. We were only able to see the...

Today's highlight was a leopard in a tree. This is the cat you expect to find up a tree. It had its eyes on a herd of impala, but did not...

March 9, 2023 (cont) Lions in trees? Are you sure those aren't leopards? Nope, these really are lions. Although usually seen on the...

March 9, 2023 Elephants were the stars this morning. We saw several groups of them throughout the morning browsing and grazing and...

March 8, 2023 Zebras were the first animal we saw after passing though the Crocodile Gate entrance to Kruger. Every zebra has a slightly...