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Month: February 2020

Welwitchia & more

Welwitchia & more

February 8, 2020

Extraordinary day in Walvis Bay, Namibia. First we “climbed” Dune 7 – the tallest dune in Africa. We didn’t make it to the top but far enough. Then off to see the 1000 year old Welwitchia plant that grows a millimeter a year. Then 4 wheeling down the Swakop dry river bed thru the “moon …

Takoradi, Ghana

Takoradi, Ghana

February 3, 2020

Takoradi, Ghana We took the ship’s shuttle into the area of town where the “circle market” is. The market is about the size of a NYC block and crammed with anything you might want to buy. From plastic buckets to beads. Wax printed African designed cloth and if you had the time (we didn’t) you …

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