Up early. And I mean early. This is a safari, after all, and animals wait for no one. Officially the wake-up call comes at 5:30 am, but we’re up closer…
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Antarctica to Zimbabwe – Day 63 – Sabi Sands
Another early morning – and they’re only getting earlier from here. Up at 6:15 am so we can grab an early breakfast and pack up in time for our 10:30…
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Antarctica to Zimbabwe – Day 62 – Cape Town
We had an interesting conversation with our driver yesterday on the way to the Castle of Good Hope, in which it became clear that – rather than booking a hiking…
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Antarctica to Zimbabwe – Day 61 – Cape Town
Another day, another hotel breakfast – though the Radisson Red’s is every bit as good as the one offered by the Capital 15 on Orange. The cappucinos arrive faster, too….
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Antarctica to Zimbabwe – Day 60 – Cape Town
Hard to believe that this is our first time sleeping on dry land in the past 40 days. We miss the gentle rocking of the Wind, but we do not…
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Antarctica to Zimbabwe – Day 59 – Cape Town
Our departure Chronicle, for those interested: Amazing to think that we covered 4,676 nautical miles during this leg alone. Now, onto the day at hand – up at 7 am…
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Antarctica to Zimbabwe – Day 58 – Silver Wind, Saldanha Bay
Up really early this morning – our kayaking tour leaves at 7 am. Pastry and coffee from Panorama for breakfast, and then my son and I head down to the…
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Antarctica to Zimbabwe – Day 57 – Saldanha Bay
(Today’s Chronicle can be found here.) A painful transition this morning as we move from our seemingly-endless spate of sea days back to the world of expedition travel – up…
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Antarctica to Zimbabwe – Day 56 – Siver Wind, Saldanha Bay
(Today’s Chronicle can be found here). Room service this morning at around 9 am. I think? Breakfasts are all very much starting to blend together into one tasty blob of…
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