IVAN TURNS 70

WALVIS BAY, NAMIBIA TO CASABLANCA MOROCCO

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April 17th 2024
So we got away from Cape Town the night of the 18th April after the captain organised another day in Cape Town, so that was a sweetener but then hit us with there will be no Praia Cape Verde as we have to make up another day. So many unhappy campers about that as it means 9 days at sea. We arrived in Walvis Bay Namibia on the 20th and were so looking forward to that. We booked a day trip with a lo ... read more

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more