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Postcards from the Transition

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Tag: Cape of Good Hope

Cruises, MS Amsterdam Grand World Voyage, 2018Leave a comment

Home Port

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Rich McClear

Simons Town sits on the peninsula that ends in the Cape of Good Hope.   It was home port for one of the British fleets that patrolled the critical waters where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans met, a sheltered port in … Continue reading Home Port

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Walking with African Penguins

April 5, 2018April 6, 2018 Rich McClear

People who follow me on Facebook know that I love to take my daily walk in Sitka, take pictures, and post them.  I try to walk on vacation as well.  On Tuesday we took a cab to the Cape of … Continue reading Walking with African Penguins

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Cape of Big Storms — Cape of Good Hope

April 5, 2018April 7, 2018 Rich McClear

The Cape of Good Hope is not the southernmost point of Africa, Cape Agulhas is.  Although the Cape of Good Hope is certainly the most prominent peninsula off the southern coast of Africa and many Cape Towners like to believe … Continue reading Cape of Big Storms — Cape of Good Hope

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Namesake Cape? Almost — Cape Maclear, South Africa

April 4, 2018April 5, 2018 Rich McClear

When I saw Cape Maclear on one map of the Cape of Good Hope and Maclear Beach on another I knew I had to go there. You can hike to the cape and beach from the Cape of Good Hope … Continue reading Namesake Cape? Almost — Cape Maclear, South Africa

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