Around the World Cruise
Viking World Voyage
Day 91-120
March 20, 2025
through April 18, 2025
It’s hard to believe that we have reached
the half-way point. It has gone by soooo quickly.
We look forward each day to explore
and enjoy our great adventures.
Tsavo Safari
Thursday, March 20
We travesred Kenya’s largest national
park during a game safari in search
of members of Africa’s “Big 5.”
This morning we took a 3 hour jeep ride with 4 others
to go on a full day safari. Our numerous jeeps
formed a caravan as we traveled to the National Park.
The park was a huge savanah scrub with vast plains of
grasses, bushes and trees.
Our morning safari was about 5 hours. We
travelled dozens of miles over dusty, bumpy
dirt trails looking for wildlife. We saw and took photos
of dozens of herds of African elephants. We saw them
foraging, usually staying close together and even baby
elephants glued to their mother’s side. We were
amazed by these elephants’ size, and huge white
tusks. Some were at a distance others right close to
our jeep. We saw over 70 elephants.
We also saw up close African falcons, water buffalo,
dozens of large termite mounds, huge birds’ nests,
a herd of zebras crosing right in front of us, impalas,
antelope, wildebeasts, many watering holes, vultures
and unique trees.
We had an outdoor lunch at a hotel resort inside this
national park. We also had an hour long safari to get
out of the park. It took almost 5 hours for us to get back
to our ship as the Mombasa traffic of trucks on the
highway we were on came to a standstill. A police
escort through this urban traffic jam safely guided
our fleet of jeeps to our ship.
What a wonderful day!!
Best of Mombasa
Our shore excursion started with a bus ride for
photo stops at the newly built train terminal
in Mombasa and some scenic shots of its harbor.
We took a tour of Fort Jesus which is an intact
15th century Portuguese stone fort that was built
to defend Mombasa. It featured dozens of cannons,
and commanding views of the harbor.
From the fort, we did a walking tour of the
central part of historic old Mombasa. We saw many
buildings with long elaborate balconies, tourist
shops and narrow streets.
After lunch at a nice resturant, we went to the
Holler Park nature conservancy. We saw many
different animals there that were protected –
something similar to a zoo. We saw elands, monkeys,
land tortoises, hippos, giraffes and impalas. We both
were able to feed the giraffes by hand which was
fun. We also petted the tortoises.
Then it was animal feeding time. We saw the park
employees feed their 2 massive hippos. They enticed
them out of water and feed them watermelon and
cabbage. After this we saw them feed the 8
crocodiles they had there. They lowered pieces of
raw chicken on a string rope contraption over
water and dangled the meat so the crocs had to
jump to get it. What a sight!
Day 93
Saturday, March 22
Planning Day
We spent today getting ready to go on our Victoria Falls Viking Overland tour coming up in 2 days.
We went to a planning meeting to learn about our air travel, hotel arrangements and itinerary for
Botswana and Zimbabwe. 21 of us are going from the ship.
We also did our visa paperwork and payment for our upcoming Namibia visit.
Bev gave Drake a haircut. We did laundry, packed and updated this website with
pictures and text.
Day 94
Sunday, March 23, 2025
At Sea
We heard 3 lectures today. All of these
lectures are in the Star theatre, which has
an enormous stage with a big screen for
lectures and movies. It can seat 300+ people.
Since our ship is sailing for Madagascar,
we heard a lecture about the Mysteries
and Marvels of this island country.
Another lecture was about Animal
Adaptation including island life
on Madagascar.
Still another lecture was about the
Geological Wonders of Madagascar.
Botswana & Victoria Falls Overland
Monday, March 24
We took a bus to the Nosy-Be, Madagascar
airport and flew to Johannesburg,
South Africa. It was a 3 hour flight.
Viking cruisers were the only passengers
on the plane. We packed lightly for a 6 day
vacation away from the ship.
In Johannesburg, we were astonished with
the number of housing complexes that
were surrounded by high walls and
barbed wire.
We spent the night at a hotel in
Johannesburg. We went to the Mall which
was connected to the hotel, and bought
a clock, as ours blew out due to the
electrical power overage. It was a very
unique circular mall.
We then took a dip in the hotel pool, and
later had a steak dinner with our fellow travelers.
We flew from Johannesburg, SA and landed in
Kasne Airport in Botswana.
We then travelled to Chobe National Park. This
national park is Botswana oldest and largest
and is famous for its vast herds of elephants.
As soon as we entered the park in our 4×4, we
immediately saw wildlife, such as elephants,
giraffes, impalas as they were grazing right
next to the road we traveled on.
After settling in we went on a late afternoon
3 hour river safari. We immediately saw
countless baboons playing in the trees, elephant
herds coming to the river to drink, bathe
and play, impalas, crocodiles, warthogs, hippos and
numerous birds, including the African Falcon.
Still staying at the Chobe Game Lodge, we went on
3 seperate safaris today.
In the very early morning, we left in our 4×4 at
5:30 AM for a 3 hour safari in search of animals.
We saw stunning sights.
We immediately saw a male lion in the road. Our
jeep followed him for half a mile. He roared, was
right next to us and he was huge, over 4 feet tall
and weighing over 200 lbs. He also laid down in the
road for everyone in other jeeps to take photos. He
really was the King of the Road.
Besides this lion we saw other wonderful animals
on this woodland savannah. We photod kudos,
exotic birds, impalas, many giraffes, jackals, and
cape buffalos.
In total for the day we stopped in front of over a
hundred elephants in herds of between 2 and 12 and
many baby elephants that clung next to mom.
We witnessed 30 vultures feasting on a dead
elephant carcass that smelled. We also saw a dead
giraffe carcass with it’s guts eaten out by lions.
Actually, by this freshly killed carcass was a lion cub
waiting his for mom to eat in the bushes right
next to the road.
We also sat in our jeeps and photod a pride of lions
that walked in front of our jeep. A lioness and 3 cubs
which were adorable. They were tan colored and
ignored us as they disappeared into the
grasses and shrubs.
In the afternoon we had 90 minute river boat cruise
on the Chobe River right next to the park. We had
a fun time watching 6 elephants from our boat that
came to bathe and froliced in water. They played
in the water together, some were totally submerged.
They were clearly happy to cool off in the hot,
dry afternoon. We also spent tme watching many
hippos bobbing up and down in the river or the
wetlands that were parallel to it.
Our 3 hour sunset safari today was exciting also. We
photod many giraffes in the bush. One giraffe
we filmed drank in the river which looks really
awkward of them to do. We also filmed elephants up
close, crocs, and hippos in the wetlands that went
for miles adjacent to the river. We also filmed a dung
beetle pushing his ball over sand.
These roads are dusty, curvy, long, never ending
and hot but they take us to wildlife. Our jeep had
5 others with Ana driving and she doubled as our river
boat captain for the time at the lodge.
Today, we had 3 safaris. A 3 hour sunrise safari, a 90
minute river cruise on the Chobe River,
and 3 hour sunset cruise.
First thing this morning, we revisited the grassy
forested area where we saw the dead giraffe carcass
that we mentioned yesterday and saw lionesses
and baby cubs munching away on the remains.
Continued driving, and we ran across a pride
of lionesses and cubs all realaxing on a sandy area
near a watering hole. They ignored us as we watched
from our jeeps as the cubs played with each other.
We were impressed how intimate they were with each
other and how watchful they were of the cubs.
Then we drove on and saw 2 male lions sleeping in
the bushes right next to the road.
We also saw herds of 20 or more impalas all flocked
together. More vutures in trees, more herds of
elephants grazing and walking in front and
back of our jeep.
On our river cruise we again saw several herds of
elephants come down the banks to drink and splash
in the water. We also saw, crocs, partially submerged
hippos, impalas, giraffes and kudos on the vast
wetlands that surround the river. It was a
feast for the eyes.
On our sunset safari we saw cape buffalo and
more giraffes. We winessed and lingered for 20
minutes as 2 male giraffes were playfully mock
fighting, swinging their necks at each other. Numerous
other giraffes were photod,usually 2 or 3 in a group.
We a saw a big male lion walk toward us as he was
done laying down relaxing near a small water hole.
Impressive mane.
Near another water hole we photod a croc tossing his
food in the air to get to swallow it.
We also saw many different animals such as troops
of baboons and elephants walking towards the
river for a drink.
As a bonus at the end we saw a herd of
mongooses as they ran down the road.
In total for the
Chobe National Park
we saw:
Over 350 elephants compromising dozens of herds.
Over 400 impalas some within small herds
others in vast herds.
Over 50 giraffes always in small groups or alone.
Dozens of male, female and cub lions in small prides.
Dozens of hippos and crocodiles.
Many different kinds of birds such as vultures,
African eagles, water fowl and small colorful ones.
This morning, we had our last game drive in Chobe.
We saw another unseen animal – a hynea chewing
on the dead elephant carcus we mentioned before.
We saw many giraffes early this morning, and of
course, more lions. We saw lionesses chasing a
large herd cape buffalo, looking for a kill. The buffalo
turned on the lionesses and chased the lions away.
We left the lionesses waiting by the buffalo as it
was time to return to our lodge and check out.
Upon returning to our lodge, we saw a baboon
sitting on the entrance sign to our lodge. And as we
left the lodge, we got another shot at a lioness —
as if to say farewell for now!
We left Chobe Game Lodge and travelled by bus
to Victoria Falls which is on the border between
Botswana and Zimbabwe.
We had lunch at the Victoria Falls Hotel and then
went on a cab ride into town. We walked around,
and headed to the entrance gate of Victoria Falls
just to see where we are going tomorrow.
Later we went on a sunset cruise on the Zambezi
River upstream from the mighty falls. We saw a croc
on the river bank, and numerous birds such
as bird weavers and their nests. There was an
abundance of hippos, bobbing up and down in the
river, very close to the river bank.
Plus a beautiful sunset.
This morning we had a guided tour from the top
of Victoria Falls. This included how the world’s
largest curtain of water geologically formed.
Plus how the landscape and the rivers carved
this area.
We stayed in the area all day for some hikes,
taking our lunch with us and being
mesmerized by her beauty.
We caught her during rainy season which even
made it more majestic because of the large volume
of water. She is one mile long and drops over 300
feet into the Zambezi River. This is a natural wonder
of the world and is the coolest, most impressive and
most spectacular waterfall of all.
We saw the magnificent Victoria Falls by hiking an
over 1 mile path taking more than 2 hours to
complete it as it parallels the falls. Along this
popular path there were 15 viewing stations or photo
op lookouts that captured the falls from different
angles and deep narrow gorges the water flowed into.
We walked this path taking videos and photos
3 times to the end and back. We hiked for 5 or 6 hours
by retracing our path and going to the same
lookouts, checking them out.
Voluminous clouds of mist would rain on us near
many lookouts. The ever present rain like-mist
and loud thundering noise would create a special
weather pattern just around this long trail. The
mist would rise hundreds of feet into the air like a
rain cloud above the falls and rain down on the paths
we walked on. We even saw this mist from our hotel,
a mile away. Some of our pictures look a bit gray
from the mist coming off the falls. We also
saw and photgraphed 6 large half circle rainbows
in the mist as we took our time hiking the falls
to know it intimately.
The water was muddy brown just before it fell over
300 feet to the botom, but would change color as it
fell to a milky cream colored froth. The water
splashing up from the bottom created the rain-mist
all over the falls that would soak us and the lookout
stations. Thus we had to wear rain ponchos to
protect our cameras, backpacks and clothes.
We got soaked anyways, but it was fun.
We then went to the immigration office where we
picked up a pass to hike the bridge that crosses into
Zambia. We hiked across this bridge, seeing how all
this river water was channelled into narrow
gorges where the Zambezi River continued her long
journey to the sea. We were rewarded by seeing large
arching rainbows over the gorges and bridges.
What a day! What a super long hike!
Drake’s shoes fell apart at the end of our long hike –
but that was okay.
Travel day.
Checked out of our Victoria Falls Hotel in Botswana
and drove to the Zimbabwe border. After going
through customs & immigration, we had to get our
shoes disinfected for possible hoof and mouth disease.
Then we drove to the Lanseria airport in Zimbabwe
to fly to Johannesburg, South Africa. We were on a
charted flight in a propeller plane that held about
35 people. From Johannesburg, we flew to Durban,
SA to rejoin Viking Sky.
Mpongo Private
Game Reserve
East London, South Africa
Monday, March 31
Day 103
Tuesday, April 1
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Sibuya Private
Game Reserve
Tuesday, April 1
This morning we traveled by bus to a private game
reserve in Port Elizabeth, Africa. At the Sibuya Reserve
we went in 4X4’s that held 10 people. It was a
wooded savannah and we were rewarded with some
encounters with wildlife.
We were able to get up close to their herd of about
50 cape buffalos. We then photod 4 ostriches that were
together. We saw numerous giraffes in small groups of
2 or 3 that were sprinkled throughout our ride. We saw
up close numerous herds of nyalas or antelope like
impalas. They also had a few elephants that our jeep
got close to.
We traveled for almost 4 hours. At one point, we
crossed a river by taking a motorized boat across, and
then go into waiting jeeps on the banks.
This reserve also had one section of the wilderness
area for lions. There we saw a huge male lion who
was with 3 lionesses and 3 cubs in the backround.
Right besides the lionesses was a freshly killed cape
buffalo. The insides of the buffalo had been eaten out.
As we watched, one of the lionesses gave chase to a
warthog, but it got away.
We also saw a small herd of zebras, a warthog who
zipped in front of our jeep and a springbok. It was
exciting for us to travel on dusty, rocky, bumpy dirt
trails that zigzagged through this savannah.
We had a good time.
Day 104
April 2, 2025
At Sea
Another sea day – so we filled our time going to lectures.
First lecture was We are Stardust which was an astronomy lecture.
Our second lecture Wildlife Highlights of the Indian Ocean
concerned photography of wildlife we have seen on escursions.
Third lecture was a port talk about our next destination
which will be Cape Town tomorrow.
Our last lecture was about the History and
Highlights of Cape Town.
Day 105
Cape Town, South Africa
Aquila Private
Game Reserve
Thursday, April 3
This morning we left Cape Town SA for a 2 plus hour
bus ride to a private game reserve called Aquila.
At Aquila we had a 3 hour jeep safari in a valley
surrounded by tall hills on dusty, dirt rocky trails. It was
a dry savannah scrub which means it had no trees just
low lying plants and desert like conditions. There we saw
many kinds of African wildlife.
We saw a herd of 10 zebras grazing up close. To our
surprise we got super close to a group of about 8
ostriches. They were right next to our jeep. One
brave one came right up to us to check us out.
He was 2 feet from us.
Our next surprise was finding 6 rhinos. 4 were
on the bank of a waterhole and 2 others were laying
down. Their horns had been cut off so poachers would
not want them. One rhino stood up to take a look at us.
We have never seen rhinos so close up before.
We also saw a crash of hippos – 4 of them next to a small
lake like pond. They were relaxing in the sun, and a
couple were in the water.
We also saw 2 giraffes a mom and kid – but they were
a bit too far away to photo. We also encounterd a group
of elands-or big antelope type game. Also we also
came upon a herd of cape buffalo.
They had a special area for their lions that was
sectioned off. The 3 lions – a male and 2 females were
up on a rocky hill ridge and hard to see and photo.
We then had a buffet lunch at the safari resort and
headed back home on the bus.
When we got back to the ship we immediately took
the Viking sponsored shuttle bus into Cape Town
where we went to a very large shopping mall. Drake
needed new gym shoes and we bought them there.
We then returned to the ship to have a nice dinner.
Day 106
Cape Town, South Africa
Table Mountain
Friday, April 4
Day 107
April 5, 2025
At Sea
At Sea Day
We now bid farewell to the Indian Ocean as we are
now in the southern Atlantic Ocean heading north up
the western coast of Africa. So now we have left 2
oceans behind us – the Pacific and the Indian.
On our cruise today it was very foggy in the morning.
So foggy that the ship kept blowing its fog horn to warn
other ships of our passage.
Today we had a few lectures to attend. Our first
concerned a Confederate ship and Cape Town.
Second lecture was on the history of apartheid in
South Africa and it’s dehumanizing effects.
Last lecture was a port talk on Luderitz, Namibia.
Day 108
Lüderitz, Namibia
Halifax Island by Catamaran – Eco Cruise
Sunday, April 6
Today we went on a 3 hour catamaran ride from
Luderitz, Namibia to discover some islands such as
Halifax Island and other rocky outcrops.
On our journey that started out a bit cold, we lingered
around some small rocky islands to see seals resting
on them. From a distance we could see small African
penguins on Halifax Island. They had a colony there
as all these islands were bare of vegetation,
sandy, lonely and rocky.
Going out there and coming back we were treated
with watching heavy sided dolphins that were small
and grayish with a white markings. They swam next to
our moving boat and many of them jumped while we
took pictures. Very nice.
On our journey back we stopped and photed a
Mora Mora which is a huge sunfish about 5 feet in
length that had come to the surface.
Kolmanskop—Ghost Town
of the Namib
Sunday, April 6
On our second tour of the day we visited by bus a
ghost town just to the west of Luderitz. This long
deserted, arid, rocky, and very sandy abandoned
town was called Kolmanskop and was turned into a
national park for tourists to visit.
Our bus dropped us off and we were left to wander at
will inside about 40 deserted stone and wood framed
buildings. It once was a thriving town for diamond
prospectors built in 1908 but abandoned in 1956.
Inside all these buildings in every room were
tremendous amounts of sand that accumulated for 70
years. The sand was 3 and 4 feet tall in most rooms
with no windows or doors. Just accumulated sand.
It left an eerie impression of an old town in the Namibia
desert now taken over by sand in a once proud and
pretty town.
We saw and photoed old rooms and bathrooms with
toilets plus bathtubs filled with sand. Some houses had
second floors that we walked up. They were like sleeping
rooms for the minors. This area reminded us of an old
movie lot. But now nature had reclaimed what man had
erected. It was truly a one of a kind place.
Day 109
Walvis Bay, Namibia
Walvis Bay Lagoon Cruise
Monday, April 7
Al Fresco Dinner
in the Namibian Desert
Tonight we were treated to special event dinner in the
Namibian desert sponsored by Viking. 700+ guests
were taken by bus to a venue that was a 45 minute
ride well outside of Walvis Bay. Out in the middle of
massive sand dunes hundreds of feet tall in the
desert and where nothing lives at all was a venue of
large white tents. All the tents had round tables,
lighting, tables of food, bathrooms and chairs for us
to sit down and eat buffet style. It was a huge
undertaking for Viking, having almost all the ship’s
guests, plus staff, prep and setup for this to happen.
We had a great dinner and were treated to dancers
with fire sticks. It was a feast in the middle of a
desert surrounded by very tall dunes of sand.
Before dinner Drake and other adventurous Viking
shipmates climbed the 300 foot sand dune that was
directly in front the venue and parked buses that
had taken us to this natural wonder.
A night to remember.
Day 110
Walvis Bay, Namibia
Dunes Meet Atlantic Ocean
Tuesday, April 8
Day 111
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
At Sea
Today we attended 2 lectures:
The first was a speaker who shared his personal
experince with Apartheid in South Africa before it was
abolished in the 90’s.
The second lecture was about the Origin of Whales
and their evolutionary journey through time.
Day 112
Thursday, April 10, 2025
At Sea
Another day at sea,
so we attended 4 lectures.
First up a lecture about Sand as a natural resource in
the past and in today’s world.
Second, a lecture about Slavery and Sugar and about
a slave who who became wealthy and lead
an anti-slavery fight.
Third, A port talk on Luanda, Angola which is
tomorrow’s port of call listing all the excursions.
It was Bev’s birthday. So we celebrated with friends
at the Italian Restaurant on board – along with a
gluten free chocolate cake. Awesome day.
Day 113
Friday, April 11
Luanda, Angola
Historic Luanda
& Beachside Culture
Friday, April 11
History, Architecture
& Coastal Views of Luanda
Friday, April 11
This afternoon we took another bus tour of Luanda.
We visited a 17th century Catholic church called
Our Lady of Nazareth. The alter with mosiac tiles and
religious statues was ornate and colorful.
Our bus then drove on roads that hugged the
seashore with many citizens on the beach.
Proceeding along we stopped at a tall impressive
memorial for Angola’s first president,
Dr. Antonio Neto.
It was nice to see this African city the way we did.
Back on board, tonight after dinner, we went to a
lecture on the history of rum.
Day 114
April 12, 2025
At Sea
Today at sea, we had several lectures to attend.
First, we heard an historical lecture about the Clotilda, the last slave ship.
Next, we heard about the perplexing puzzle of
navigation at sea. In this lecture we learned about the
historical attempts to design and make a working
longitudal compass for seafaring boats. This was
essential for better, accurate navigation.
Lunch today was a themed lunch – Pasta Station. Tasty
After lunch, we had time at the pool, did some
planning for our time in London and had a low key day.
Day 115
Sunday, April 13, 2025
At Sea
Last night we had to set our clocks back an hour as
we are proceeding west. We have done this with
our clocks numerous times for some months. This is
to make up for the full day we lost when we crossed
the International Date Line. Thus we have more hours
to gain as we travel to Europe.
Today we attended a lecture on the
Earth’s coordinate system of latitude and longitude.
Tomorrow we will pass an imaginary point at the
equator in the Atlantic off Africa’s west coast called
Null Island. Not really an island but a navigational point
to determine precise bearings while at sea. It is the
intersection of longitude and latitude points.
Our afternoon lecture was about attempts to prove
whether the earth is shaped like an egg or grapefruit.
Day 116
Monday, April 14, 2025
At Sea – Null Island
Null Island
What a unique morning for us as our ship actually
slowed down and stopped in the middle of the Atlantic
Ocean. Hundreds of guests congregated at the front
or bow of the ship on deck 7 for the special occasion.
We all stopped to admire Null Island. Of course no
land was there as this is a fictional place at 0 degrees
latitude or the equator and 0 degrees longitude or
the prime meridian.
Many jokes and silly references were made by 3
different lecturers in the main area as our boat slowly
pivoted in a circle for all to take pictures of the ocean
and get coordinates on their cell phones.
This ceremony was highlighted by a whale sighting
in the distance. We all could see the sperm whales’
spout spray from the boat deck. Wonerful timing with
the whale for a goofy ceremony about nothing.
This was actually the fourth time we crossed the
equator on our cruise. We are now called Emerald
Shellbacks as we have stopped at the place where
the equator intersects with the prime meridian.
We also will belong to the Order of the Magellan
when we complete our world cruise
circumnavigating the world.
We also attended some lectures today. Our first was
the real islands mentioned in very old stories
from Virgil and Homer.
This afternoon we attended a special port talk and
logistics meeting about our 4 day, 3 night overland
excursion in Morocco coming up shortly.
Good to get Viking’s itinerary for this event in which we
will be off the ship with much sightseeing to do.
We also heard a lecture in the afternoon about the
real story behind the book Moby Dick as Melville’s
book was based on historical evidence with whaling
ships back in the 1850’s.
We’ve included a picture
of us at Null Island.
Day 117
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
At Sea
Today we attended a few lectures.
Our first was a lecture was told by a man who rowed
3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. We heard a
similar lecture about this back a few months ago by a
guy who rowed across the Pacific Ocean.
Our next topic was the color blue. Our speaker talked
for 45 minutes about blue. Quite the story.
Our next lecture was about the lifestyles and habits of
pelagic birds – or birds that live primarily at sea.
We also took time today to visit the resident Viking
travel consultant who can set us up for future
Viking cruises to exciting places around the globe.
She usually gives talks on board that we attend. This
sometimes influences us to learn more specfic details
such as pricing, availablity, and itineraries for
upcoming exotic cruises.
We spent a couple hours today going over options,
but haven’t reached a decision. It’s never
to early to plan ahead.
Day 118
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
At Sea
Today was another day at sea. As usual we went
to a few lectures.
First was a talk on the Benin Bronzes or how museums
around the world keep artifacts from their
original countries.
Next was a talk on legends and heroes.
We also went to another Viking talk about their river
tours in Europe and Asia. It’s nice to hear about all their
new and upcoming trips. It makes us think about
further travel plans.
Lastly a talk on animal migrations. That is migrations of
whales, certain ocean birds and mammals on different
continents.
Day 119
Thursday, April 17, 2025
At Sea
Today we attended several lectures.
First up was a talk about our next port Cape Verde
Islands which we will visit tomorrow. It is always nice
to get a heads up and learn about the land and people
of an upcoming destination.
Next was a port talk about Cape Verde – that is an
overview of the excursions we will go on.
Lastly, a lecture about the volcanoes and geology
of Cape Verde.
We also have spent time in last few sea days planning
our future vacations in 2026 and 2027. We added some
extra days and excursions to our July 2026 Viking river
cruise in the heart of eastern Europe.
Plus we now have a better idea about our possible
2027 vacation to the Galapagos Islands and Peru or the
Mekong River in Vietnam and Cambodia.
Day 120
Friday, April 18, 2025
Praia, Cabo Verde
(aka Cape Verde)
Island Landscapes by 4×4
Friday, April 18
Untouched Nature of Ilha de Santiago
This morning we had a port talk about another island
in the Cape Verde archipelago of islands, Sao Vicente.
This afternoon we went on a 4×4 excursion on Ilha de
Santiago or Santiago Island. We started in the capital,
a town called Praia and travelled to a number of
scenic destinations. Our guide told us about these
volcanic landscapes.
Our first stop was Sao Tome which is a beach with
great views of the Atlantic Ocean. We then travelled
to Sao Francisco another beach. There we walked on
the dark brown volcanic beach sand.
We then went to a Moia Moia to view an old cargo ship
that had ran aground 25 years ago and was tipped on
its side on the rocky beach-still partly in the ocean.
It’s too expensive to remove.
We then travelled to the islands oldest Catholic
church with wonderful vistas of the ocean.
Lastly, we ended up relaxing at a popular beach side
cafe where we both walked on the hard black and
white streaked sand. Drake waded into the ocean and
we watched children play games in the sand.
Please move on to
Days 121-150
April 19, 2025
