shark b8 Posted April 13, 2023 Author #851 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Also, just noticed this for the first time, as you enter the MDR. Must google it….unless someone wants to chime in and save me several onerous keystrokes. 😬 (I like the sound of “chain of rotisseries”, but guessing that might not be the actual translation). 😜 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 13, 2023 Author #852 Share Posted April 13, 2023 …and so now, from here on out, it's “all-Africa, all-the-time”. Wooohooo! Probably 60-70% of the “draw” that led me to go for this one. We’ll do some time off the ship over the next 2 weeks, with some game drives. Over Christmas of 2017 we did a 2-week Abercrombie and Kent safari tour of Kenya and Tanzania, and I can only hope some of that absolute magic might be repeated. (this was prob’ly my best shot, of quite a few good ones, I must say!) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare highplanesdrifters Posted April 13, 2023 #853 Share Posted April 13, 2023 12 minutes ago, shark b8 said: I am reliably told it’s actually ….TikTok. We are all ancient. (three cheers). 😉 🤣🤣🤣speaks volumes about me and my participation in TikToc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 13, 2023 Author #854 Share Posted April 13, 2023 I may hurl myself overboard. (just me) 😱 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng75370 Posted April 13, 2023 #855 Share Posted April 13, 2023 57 minutes ago, highplanesdrifters said: speaks volumes about me and my participation in TikToc Don't sweat it, at least you didn't (like me) think minty candy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted April 14, 2023 #856 Share Posted April 14, 2023 I think the rotisseurs might be the people who man the rotisserie? Looking forward to a few safari shots - that lion pic. is marvellous. Queen were the most amazing group; can't believe you don't have to just get up and clap to some of their stuff. Anyway, we are enjoying your posts, sharkbait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare highplanesdrifters Posted April 14, 2023 #857 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Give Freddy a chance! Top ten best 20 minutes of live rock n roll. IMHO. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosier74 Posted April 14, 2023 #858 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Much to my surprise, I actually love Queen. You have to love a group that iincludes an astrophysicist. But on another note,when I looked at the general itinerary for the world cruise, I had to wonder at the stops in East Africa in the midst of the rainy season...fun fact, the serenghti has the same annual rainfall as Ireland. It just happens in two months. HOWEVER, the lions hunt rather actively in the rain because it kills their scent. You might have incredible luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare highplanesdrifters Posted April 14, 2023 #859 Share Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) 17 hours ago, shark b8 said: all-Africa, all-the-time” Oh Goody. Hijack, if that's OK.......Just starting to work on a tidbit in Africa for March 2024. We get dropped in Walvis Bay, Namibia after 39 days at sea. Only have about 5 days due to a family commitment. Any suggestions for a quick and easy hit at some luxury lodge? Edited April 14, 2023 by highplanesdrifters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 14, 2023 Author #860 Share Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) “Give Freddie a chance…”. “Queen were the most amazing group…”. Yeah, I know, I know. It’s all on me. When I was assembled back in the late Neolithic Age, they neglected to install the rock music chromosome. Same with coffee. And beets. Edited April 14, 2023 by shark b8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shark b8 Posted April 14, 2023 Author #862 Share Posted April 14, 2023 It’s funny, my best buddy is a Brit living in a wee small village outside of Edinburgh - he’s a *serious* rock guy and Queen is his Nirvana. (wait, I sense there’s something wrong with that….). Anyway, I bought a Freddie Mercury t-shirt here to send to him, he’ll fall apart with laughter. Virtually our entire friendship is centered around him teasing me unmercifully about all things American, and me returning the favor about all things British. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 14, 2023 Author #863 Share Posted April 14, 2023 The market in Zanzibar is wall-to-wall chaos. And heat. The various museums and monuments to the slave trade are sobering. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shark b8 Posted April 14, 2023 Author #865 Share Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, highplanesdrifters said: …Walvis Bay, Namibia after 39 days at sea….Any suggestions for a quick and easy hit at some luxury lodge? A few years ago, I was working on another Abercrombie & Kent trip, that involved South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia. (and then the pandemic hit). They promoted this place, in Etosha National Park, where we’ll be in a few weeks. https://www.abercrombiekent.co.uk/destinations/africa/namibia/etosha-national-park/onguma-tented-camp Edited April 14, 2023 by shark b8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 14, 2023 Author #866 Share Posted April 14, 2023 At a gift shop. Presented without comment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted April 14, 2023 #867 Share Posted April 14, 2023 2 hours ago, highplanesdrifters said: Give Freddy a chance! Top ten best 20 minutes of live rock n roll. IMHO. You're not coming into the dining room with those jeans Mr Mercury. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted April 14, 2023 #868 Share Posted April 14, 2023 46 minutes ago, shark b8 said: Is that Seabourns new recruitment centre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSahoy Posted April 14, 2023 #869 Share Posted April 14, 2023 I stayed at Okinawa via A&K. You are in for a wildlife extravaganza. We couldn’t check into our so called tent for 2 hours because an elephant was blocking the path : “ yes ma’am”. Enjoying your blog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLSD Posted April 14, 2023 #870 Share Posted April 14, 2023 5 hours ago, shark b8 said: The very idea of slavery is soul crushing. This is a very effective monument. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSahoy Posted April 14, 2023 #871 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Er, Onguma spell check doesn’t like it as much as I… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare highplanesdrifters Posted April 14, 2023 #872 Share Posted April 14, 2023 4 hours ago, shark b8 said: At a gift shop. Presented without comment. Only $32. How many did you buy? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 15, 2023 Author #873 Share Posted April 15, 2023 4 hours ago, PSahoy said: We couldn’t check into our so called tent for 2 hours because an elephant was blocking the path Yeah, we’ll be flying in and out of Kichwa Tembo airstrip, and when we were there in 2017, the flight was delayed because there were giraffes on the runway. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 15, 2023 Author #874 Share Posted April 15, 2023 So, long day, almost over. In short - flew from Tanzania to Nairobi and on to Kichwa Tembo airstrip. In long….time is a little crunched right now, and I’’ll need to assemble/compress/edit some visuals, so give me time to do so, may not be until we’re back on the ship. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark b8 Posted April 15, 2023 Author #875 Share Posted April 15, 2023 (ooops, obvs meant “Zanzibar” in that last one, not just Tanzania) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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