Whispering Around The World 2019

[Silver Spectre]

4 minutes ago, mysty said:

 

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.

That’s a shame, I did not realise that it had been moved. Thanks.

[mysty]

Myster and I did an amble along The Promenade today.  It runs along the "Golden Mile".  Beautiful!

 

 

[DCCruiser57]

Some pics from our first two Kruger game drives.  Tonight we are off to see elephants and hippos.

 

[jpalbny]

Magnificent animal shots! The leopard pose is super. Kruger NP itself, or somewhere near by?

[DCCruiser57]

Sabi Sands Game Reserve within Kruger.

[mysty]

Excellent photos DCC!  Thanks for posting them!

[mysty]

Today Myster and I went to Inkwenkwezi Game Reserve.  We were greeted by Xhosa singers and dancers.....

 

 

White Lion.....

 

 

Lions.....

 

[Bluebelle14]

Wonderful pictures...especially catching the beautiful white lion looking at you.

[DCCruiser57]

Misty - great photos.  Got some great photos of elephants and hippos that Inwill post tomorrow.  How are things going on Lady Whisper?

 

[Stumblefoot]

Wow!  Great shots DC.  Thx for sharing them.

[mysty]

8 hours ago, DCCruiser57 said:

Misty - great photos.  Got some great photos of elephants and hippos that Inwill post tomorrow.  How are things going on Lady Whisper?

 

Thanks DCC!  Things are sailing along on the Lady Whisper!  Looks like your adventure is amazing!  Safe travels back to join us!

[DCCruiser57]

Thanks for asking care of the Whisper.  We get back tomorrow evening.   Some pics of yesterday afternoon/evening drive, dinner, and, this morning’s game drive which included breakfast in the bush.  The baby rhino is only one month old and was about 5 feet from our vehicle.  The leopard is  male who is 10 years old.

 

 

[jpalbny]

That looks marvelous! The baby rhino is adorable. And the sunrise...

We did a safari in Sabi Sands back in 2011, and stayed at Lion Sands. It was superb. Looks like your wildlife sightings have been great as well. Safe travels back to the ship and keep on enjoying.

[mysty]

Amazing photos DCC!  What wonderful memories you and your lovely wife are creating!

[Unibok]

WOW! Amazing photographs!

[mysty]

Approaching Cape Town.....

 

[DCCruiser57]

Some pics from last night’s game drive.  Th highlights were the 3 baby giraffes.

 

 

[mysty]

Amazing DCC!  I think you missed your calling!  🙂  Professional photographer would be a perfect fit for you!  Thanks for posting these gems!

[mysty]

Our 9:30 am Cape Town and Table Mountain tour looked to be a wash out as the mountain was wrapped by cloud cover.  It was cold and grey.  Then......the sun made a valiant effort to break through the clouds and we got a few glimpses of Cape Town.

 

 

 

 

Maiden Cove.....

 

[turtlemichael]

Great pics mysty!  The day got better, and a little warmer, as it went on.

[turtlemichael]

We went to the V & A for essentials (haircuts,  African dinner dress,  letter posting) and to the near new MOCAA, the Museum of Contemporary African Art. It's in a converted silo. The collection is a work in progress. The café at the top was good for lunch too.

 

[mysty]

Beautiful shots Turtle!  Thanks for posting them!

[turtlemichael]

 We had a fabulous day at Paarl in the winelands on the Silversea special event. The food and entertainment, as well as the short talk and the train trip were top notch.  I'll leave others to post some pictures but I'll just post two of the departure and the very welcome sight as we returned.

 

Oh, and the list of dress codes for the Cape Town to Lisbon segment has only 2 formal nights and 13 casual. The rest are informal.

 

[mysty]

Echoing Turtle's comments!  This was an excellent event!  Well done Silversea!

 

Photo of the statue of Nelson Mandela at Victor Verster Prison where he was confined prior to his release.....

 

 

KWV's Cathedral Cellar where a delicious lunch was served.....

 

 

 

 

The menu.....

 

 

Edited April 17, 2019 by mysty

[DCCruiser57]

Truly agree, a top notch over the top event.  A 6 star event.  An amazing day!!