Whispering Around The World 2019

[mysty]

Great photos Turtle!  Thanks for posting them!

[jpalbny]

Great stuff from both! Zanzibar looks prettier than I remember...

[UpstateJan]

Amazing photos all!   Travel goals .....

[mysty]

Mamoudzou, Mayotte today.  On the way.....

 

[mysty]

More from Mamoudzou, Mayotte .....

 

 

From the ferry from Grande Terre to Petite Terre.....

 

 

[turtlemichael]

Last night's Family Night in La Terrazza with singers in full flight.

 

[turtlemichael]

Either the egg chef had a heavy night or he has a sense of humor!

 

[mysty]

Madasgar today.  Myster set off with the camera to explore the wildlife.

 

Lemurs.....

 

 

 

Geckos.....

 

 

Chameleon.....

 

 

Beach.....

 

[Tothesunset]

1 hour ago, mysty said:

 

Chameleon.....

 

Where? 

[mysty]

12 minutes ago, Tothesunset said:

Where? 

 

Nosy Be/Komba, Madagascar.  Ha Ha!  🙂

Edited April 8, 2019 by mysty

[jpalbny]

Good stuff! Any other stops in Madagascar? There is so much to see...I want to go back! 

[DCCruiser57]

Some pics from our snorkel tour at Tanikely National Park - a small island about 6 miles from Nosy Be.  Lots of fish and a very nice beach.

 

 

 

[mysty]

Beautiful photos DCC!  Thanks for posting them!

[mysty]

14 hours ago, jpalbny said:

Good stuff! Any other stops in Madagascar? There is so much to see...I want to go back! 

No other ports in Madagascar.  We're now heading to Maputo.  🙂  Madagascar was steamy!!!!

[Emtbsam]

Dccruiser57

beautiful pictures.  What underwater camera are you using?

[Lois R]

Hi Mysty, as usual the photos are fantastic 

 

I fly up to New York City today and sailing tomorrow to Bermuda and Charleston for 11 nights on Azamara.  

 

One day I hope to follow in your shoes and go on a World cruise too.

[DCCruiser57]

12 hours ago, Emtbsam said:

Dccruiser57

beautiful pictures.  What underwater camera are you using?

It’s a Nikon S33 camera.

[Emtbsam]

Thanks.  Your photos are much better than mine.

[mysty]

Today we were docked in Maputo, Mozambique.  Myster and I did a walk about.  Here are a few photos from our traipse.....

 

The Maputo Railway Station designed by Monsieur Gustave Eiffel (of Eiffel Tower fame).....

 

 

 

The Cathedral of Nossa Senhora da Conceicao.....

 

 

The Iron House designed by Gustave Eiffel (or an associate) in the late 19th century as the governor’s residence.  Its metal-plated exterior proved unsuitable for tropical conditions......

 

 

Tomorrow we are in Richards Bay, South Africa.

[mysty]

Today we were docked in Richards Bay, South Africa.  Myster took the camera with him on his Shakaland Zulu Village excursion.  Shakaland was built initially for Shaka Zulu, a TV mini-series about King Shaka that was made in South Africa in the mid-1980s, but the attention to detail by the set designers meant there was little work needed to transform it into an authentic cultural experience.  Some photos.....

 

 

 

Small scale mock-up of a Zulu village.....

 

 

 

Tomorrow we will be in Durban, South Africa.

[jpalbny]

No overnight in Richard's Bay? It's a great safari stop and there's more than enough for two days there. I was going to tell you to check out the vendors at the port there. I got a gorgeous carved elephant statue, of green agate, while docked there.

 

We worked on the price with the vendor every time we went back and forth, and finally on the last trip, struck a bargain that neither of us was happy with. Or at least we pretended that was the case!

 

Did they build the Protea hotel on the waterfront yet? When we docked there, it was a vacant lot and they were clearing the land to start building. 

Edited April 12, 2019 by jpalbny

[mysty]

No overnight in Richards Bay.  We are currently about to dock in Durban.  I did not leave the ship yesterday (being under the weather and on antibiotics not for anything contagious).  I did see the vendors from the veranda.  I don't know if the Protea Hotel has been built.  Maybe someone else can help with that question.

[mysty]

Our sail in to Durban.....

 

 

Our greeting.....

 

[Silver Spectre]

3 hours ago, mysty said:

Our sail in to Durban.....

 

 

Our greeting.....

 

Did you get to see the White Lady?

[mysty]

1 hour ago, Silver Spectre said:

Did you get to see the White Lady?

 

No Silver we did not visit the Maritime Museum today.  The full size bronze statue of “The Lady in White”  unveiled in March 1995 on T jetty next to the Portnet offices was relocated to the Maritime Museum on the 27th September 2016.

Edited April 13, 2019 by mysty