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West Coast of Africa - Spring 2010

Sailing up the west coast of Africa from Capetown, South Africa to Seville, Spain was a 5.5 week adventure and a trip of a lifetime. In many of the ports our small ship was the first tourist ship to stop in years, or even decades.
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South Africa
South Africa		 Crashing waves and birds
Crashing waves and birds		 Ostrich
Ostrich
Signpost
Signpost		 Southern tip of Africa
Southern tip of Africa		 Penguin
Penguin
Penguin colony
Penguin colony		 Capetown, South Africa and Table Mountain
Capetown, South Africa and Table Mountain		 Kolmanskop, Namibia - a ghost town
Kolmanskop, Namibia - a ghost town
Succulent plant in the sand!
Succulent plant in the sand!		 Sand inside an abandoned building.
Sand inside an abandoned building.		 Luderitz, Namibia
Luderitz, Namibia
Dune number seven
Dune number seven		 Patterns in the sand
Patterns in the sand		 Lichen in the desert
Lichen in the desert
Welwitchia; this plant can live 1,000 years
Welwitchia; this plant can live 1,000 years		 Flamingos - Walvis Bay, Namibia
Flamingos - Walvis Bay, Namibia		 Dunes in late afternoon
Dunes in late afternoon
Patterns in the sand
Patterns in the sand		 Ridge at top of sand dune
Ridge at top of sand dune		 Lots of flamingos
Lots of flamingos
Sprngbok
Sprngbok		 Black back jackal
Black back jackal		 Young male ostriches our for a walk
Young male ostriches our for a walk
Palmetto gecko - lives in the sand
Palmetto gecko - lives in the sand		 Sandwich Harbor, Namibia
Sandwich Harbor, Namibia		 White pelicans
White pelicans
Avocets
Avocets		 Remains of a jellyfish
Remains of a jellyfish		 Sandwich Bay
Sandwich Bay
Angola
Angola		 Dancer in Benguela, Angola
Dancer in Benguela, Angola		 Famous flower...torch ginger
Famous flower...torch ginger
Many, many women carry all sorts of things on their heads.
Many, many women carry all sorts of things on their heads.		 Angola
Angola		 Carrying goods on one's head creates great posture.
Carrying goods on one's head creates great posture.
Baobab tree in Kissama National Park, Angola
Baobab tree in Kissama National Park, Angola		 Euphorbia
Euphorbia		 Congo shoreline; our ship was denied entry.
Congo shoreline; our ship was denied entry.
Libreville, Gabon
Libreville, Gabon		 Gabon
Gabon		 Our unofficial guide when a vehicle became stuck in the mud.
Our unofficial guide when a vehicle became stuck in the mud.
A great face...
A great face...		 Gabon countryside dwelling
Gabon countryside dwelling		 Market area in Libreville, Gabon
Market area in Libreville, Gabon
Gabon
Gabon		 Sao Tome
Sao Tome		 Children are beauiful all over the world, aren't they?
Children are beauiful all over the world, aren't they?
Toys do not need to be expensive.
Toys do not need to be expensive.		 Sao Nicolau Waterfall, Sao Tome
Sao Nicolau Waterfall, Sao Tome		 Boys at play - Principe
Boys at play - Principe
Future model?
Future model?		 Dwelling
Dwelling		 grey parrot - Principe
grey parrot - Principe
Fancy gate in Benin
Fancy gate in Benin		 Tree in bloom
Tree in bloom		 Dancer in Benin
Dancer in Benin
Colorful crowd watching dancers in Benin
Colorful crowd watching dancers in Benin		 Boat on Lake Nokoue, Benin
Boat on Lake Nokoue, Benin		 Ganvie - stilt village, Benin
Ganvie - stilt village, Benin
Great gate
Great gate		 Dogs minding the store?
Dogs minding the store?		 School kids in Badougbe, Togo
School kids in Badougbe, Togo
Another great face
Another great face		 Taxi stand
"Taxi" stand		 Fetishes in Benin market
Fetishes in Benin market
Ghana
Ghana		 Most businesses incorporate a Christian word in their name.
Most businesses incorporate a Christian word in their name.		 Obama is popular in Ghana
Obama is popular in Ghana
Cape Coast Castle, Ghana
Cape Coast Castle, Ghana		 Infamous door of no return in former slave castle
Infamous door of no return in former slave castle		 Fishing village
Fishing village
St. George's Castle, Ghana
St. George's Castle, Ghana		 Liberia - monument honoring its first president
Liberia - monument honoring its first president		 Liberian crowds
Liberian crowds
Liberia's current president
Liberia's current president		 Tribal masks
Tribal masks		 Another mask
Another mask
Roadside store
Roadside store		 Young dancer in Liberia
Young dancer in Liberia		 Shoppers
Shoppers
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone		 Former house of a European up in the hills of Sierra Leone
Former house of a European up in the hills of Sierra Leone		 The white building is the U.S. Embassy
The white building is the U.S. Embassy
A chimp ready to throw a rock at us; he missed.
A chimp ready to throw a rock at us; he missed.		 Goree Island, Senegal
Goree Island, Senegal		 Another door of no return: Senegal
Another door of no return: Senegal
Local transport
Local transport		 Laundry drying
Laundry drying		 I bought a piece of this artist's work.
I bought a piece of this artist's work.
Goree Island, Senegal
Goree Island, Senegal		 Colorful shopper
Colorful shopper		 Friendly saleswoman, Senegal
Friendly saleswoman, Senegal
Love the African colors
Love the African colors		 Dakhla, Western Sahara: note change of color
Dakhla, Western Sahara: note change of color		 Dakhla, Western Sahara
Dakhla, Western Sahara
Market in Dakhla
Market in Dakhla		 Colorful fabrics
Colorful fabrics		 Two different styles in Western Sahara.
Two different styles in Western Sahara.
Western Sahara
Western Sahara		 Laayoune, Western Sahara
Laayoune, Western Sahara		 The desert
The desert
Tea - Western Sahara
Tea - Western Sahara		 Ruins of a Spanish fort
Ruins of a Spanish fort		 Western Sahara family
Western Sahara family
Great colors
Great colors		 Silver for sale
Silver for sale		 Yet another beautiful dune area.
Yet another beautiful dune area.
Nomads of Western Sahara
Nomads of Western Sahara		 Rural Morocco
Rural Morocco		 Lots of shepherds in Morocco
Lots of shepherds in Morocco
Rugs for sale
Rugs for sale		 Ceiling in Bahia Palace, Marrakesh
Ceiling in Bahia Palace, Marrakesh		 Tile
Tile
Love this tile
Love this tile		 Grillwork
Grillwork		 Souq temptations
Souq temptations
Color everywhere
Color everywhere		 Colorful fabrics
Colorful fabrics		 Colorful slippers
Colorful slippers
Lamps
Lamps		 Olives and more olives
Olives and more olives		 Morocco
Morocco
Marrakesh and mountains behind it
Marrakesh and mountains behind it		 Sunset in Morocco
Sunset in Morocco		 Recognize this name? Casablanca
Recognize this name? Casablanca
King Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco
King Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco		 Gorgeous tilework everywhere
Gorgeous tilework everywhere		 Tile detail
Tile detail
See the bird?
See the bird?		 Prayer Hall
Prayer Hall		 Chandelier
Chandelier
Hammam in Mosque
Hammam in Mosque		 Tile
Tile		 Another hammam
Another hammam
Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca
Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca		 Moroccans
Moroccans		 Kasbah des Oudaia
Kasbah des Oudaia
I love doorways...
I love doorways...		 Medina walkway in Rabat, Morocco
Medina walkway in Rabat, Morocco		 Is this type of gas sold near you?
Is this type of gas sold near you?
Moroccan girls
Moroccan girls		 Beautiful door in Rabat
Beautiful door in Rabat		 Brass locks
Brass locks
Brasswork
Brasswork		 Storks and nest
Storks and nest		 The ship I was on is the tiny one...
The ship I was on is the tiny one...
Macaque
Macaque		 Rock of Gibraltar
Rock of Gibraltar
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Susan Downs 17-Nov-2010 17:40
Absolutely spectacular! But I have come to expect nothing less. What a treat to view these.
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