An Ascension Island Disappointment.
Wednesday morning on the 22nd we set out from St Helena toward Ascension Island. All three of us, yes including Ken, a British citizen, had applied for a visa online.…
Tour of the Island. St. Helena.
At nine o’clock we took the .water taxi ashore, taking three empty, 20-liter, water jerrycans with us. We always do, fill them, and leave them at the water taxi terminal…
St Helena Island.
Last Tuesday, almost a week ago now, we rounded Sugar Loaf Point, the most northern part of St Helena, and lay eyes on James Bay with the historic Jamestown in…
Swimming With a Whale Shark!!!
One of the attractions in St Helena, and we are there, moored in Jamestown, the capital, is swimming with the whale sharks. Very exciting! However, getting it organized is a…
Some Random Dribble.
Since we reached South Africa on the 17th of December, yes it has been that long, all sailing since has been a few days here, a few days there. All…
Seals
Yesterday I rented a car for the day. I’d checked the internet and see what I could get for a reasonable price, but then I remembered the office supervisor, at…
A Namibian Sim Card
Friday afternoon, we had arrived in Luderitz. We are in Namibia. Windsong is a speedy vessel. It had taken just over three days from Cape Town to here. By four…
The Propane Runaround
One of the challenges a sailor faces is filling propane or butane bottles in various countries. Pretty harsh to run out of gas in the middle of an ocean required…
All of a Sudden, it Grinds to a Halt
Saturday morning, I find myself on the fourth floor of the Zeitz MOCAA museum of contemporary African Art in the Silo district at the Victory & Alfred Waterfront in Cape…
Imizamo Yethu.
Good morning from Hout Bay Yacht club Marina, 20 km south of Cape Town. We have been here for over ten days, and I have been busy sightseeing every day…