An African adventure - Whisper - Cape Town to Mahe

[Stumblefoot]

8 hours ago, Silver Spectre said:

All set up for Episode 2 of Lunch under the Lifeboats

Honestly, how hard is it to accidentally knock that little Duke fella overboard? 😁 I would have thought he’d have been thrown out with the other plastic trash during the beach cleanup day, but somehow he’s continued to survive.

 

[dawntrdr]

I don't get it.  Why is lunch under the lifeboats a special treat for WCers?  You can dine al fresco just about anywhere on the ship.

[jollyjones]

Presumably WCers already have dined al fresco everywhere else, it’s a gimmick for amusement, I’d reckon. It’d amuse me, you can’t dine there any other time. 

[cruiseej]

3 hours ago, dawntrdr said:

I don't get it.  Why is lunch under the lifeboats a special treat for WCers?  You can dine al fresco just about anywhere on the ship.

 

I was thinking the same thing, wondering if there was something special about a lunch here! And I think the answer is likely that it's unique — simply something different to break up the days on a 20-week cruise.

 

 

[nowornever]

We had one on a Grand Voyage & I kept looking up to make sure the lifeboats were still firmly secured a la Phantom of the Opera.  Visions of a horror movie at sea in the making.  

[Silver Spectre]

Today we have arrived at our first Seychelles stop, La Digue. We are only here for 5 hours, so that a max of about 3.5 hours ashore, and then we relocate to Praslin.

Edited March 15, 2022 by Silver Spectre

[Stumblefoot]

7 hours ago, Silver Spectre said:

Today we have arrived at our first Seychelles stop, La Digue. 

We need to see that beach!

[Silver Spectre]

1 hour ago, Stumblefoot said:

We need to see that beach!

 

 

Edited March 15, 2022 by Silver Spectre

[Lois R]

Nice photo😃

[Silver Spectre]

And this morning we have reached our final destination for this leg, Mahe, Seychelles, where we will overnight.

[Fletcher]

22 hours ago, Silver Spectre said:

Today we have arrived at our first Seychelles stop, La Digue. We are only here for 5 hours, so that a max of about 3.5 hours ashore, and then we relocate to Praslin.

5 hours?  In 1981 my wife and I stayed on La Digue for two incredible weeks.  One of the most beautiful islands I've ever seen.  Impressive that such a big ship could land passengers there.

[Silver Spectre]

1 hour ago, Fletcher said:

5 hours?  In 1981 my wife and I stayed on La Digue for two incredible weeks.  One of the most beautiful islands I've ever seen.  Impressive that such a big ship could land passengers there.

It was a relatively short tender ride and the island has changed a lot since we were there in 1985.

[Silver Spectre]

This ship has been unloading vast quantities of fish since 11am this morning, no wonder we are depleting the oceans

 

[Silver Spectre]

Chogs alive and well in Mahe

 

[Silver Spectre]

Why on earth did the Seychelles government allow this to be built on the skyline

[Tothesunset]

5 minutes ago, Silver Spectre said:

Chogs alive and well in Mahe

 

Don't you realise how important these people are? The normal rules of politeness and decency only apply to the little people. You are fortunate to breathe their air. 

Edited March 17, 2022 by Tothesunset

[highplanesdrifters]

5 hours ago, Silver Spectre said:

Chogs alive and well in Mahe

 

I think you should do the polite thing like  @Daveywavey70 does and return them to the lost and found.

[Silver Spectre]

16 minutes ago, highplanesdrifters said:

I think you should do the polite thing like  @Daveywavey70 does and return them to the lost and found.

That would probably get me thrown off at the next port!

[Host Jazzbeau]

Maybe you could walk by with a sticky-sweet drink in you hand and accidentally dribble if over their stuff.  That would even more likely get you thrown off, but it might be worth it! 

[Silver Spectre]

7 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

Maybe you could walk by with a sticky-sweet drink in you hand and accidentally dribble if over their stuff.  That would even more likely get you thrown off, but it might be worth it! 

The next port is Jeddah, I suspect that not even you would like to thrown off there!

[Host Jazzbeau]

38 minutes ago, Silver Spectre said:

The next port is Jeddah, I suspect that not even you would like to thrown off there!

Especially not me!  Wait for a port with a liquor license...

[Silver Spectre]

50 minutes ago, Host Jazzbeau said:

Especially not me!  Wait for a port with a liquor license...

That would be where we get off.

[les37b]

On 3/16/2022 at 11:22 AM, Silver Spectre said:

This ship has been unloading vast quantities of fish since 11am this morning, no wonder we are depleting the oceans

 

 

Reminds of what I thought when in Manta. I was gob smacked at the sheer volumes of fish coming out of each trawler.

[Silver Spectre]

2 minutes ago, les37b said:

 

Reminds of what I thought when in Manta. I was gob smacked at the sheer volumes of fish coming out of each trawler.

2400 metric tonnes of tuna! And it’s Spanish sister ships turned up before we left.

[Silver Spectre]

A catchup - Addo Elephant Park, small herds