This is the fruit of the Octopus Tree from the National Botanical Garden, Victoria, Seychelles.
I just couldn't resist another Seychelles beach picture. This island rivals my all time favorite place, Bora Bora in French Polynesia.
This tiny flower is in the National Botanical Garden in Victoria, Seychelles. That's about half of my index finger in the background. The flower is about 2 inches across.
Diana likes to have her picture taken with our guides. Here she is with Jacquiline in the Seychelles.
This lotus blossom ceiling decoration in a Tamil style Hindu temple in Port Louis, Mauritius has an ususual figure in its center, an elephant/cow. The heads of the two animals are merged to symbolize the intertwining of strength and holiness.
I just couldn't get enough pictures of the colorful Hindu Temples. Port Lewis, Mauritius
Here I am with Mary Ann sailing into Cape Town, South Africa. From left to right in the background, Devil's Peak, Table Mountain and Lion's Head. We have sailed over 150 days with Mary Ann and her husband, Bill.
I'm still amazed that the Captain and Pilot got the Prinsendam into the inner harbor at Cape Town. After we cleared this small opening we docked on the opposite side of pier to the right in the foreground. A very sharp trun indeed. As I mentioned in my journal, we are the largest ship ever to dock in the inner harbor.
In this picture from Table Mountain you can see the ship at the pier in the V & A Center. You can also see the small entry way to the inner harbor.
This is the city of Cape Town and Table Bay taken from Table Mountain.
Here we are at the Cape Point Lighthouse, South Africa. The sign gives direction and distance to seveal large cities. Some point in unexpected directions because we are so far south. For example, the two signs you see above Rod's head point to New York and London and as you can see they point in almost exactly the same direction.
These proteus in the Kirstenboch Botanical Gardens are the national flower of South Africa.
Here you can see how the Prinsendam was berthed in Cape Town's inner harbor. The bow of the ship is 25 feet over the warf.
This is the Nabib Desert from the top of the Musical Rocks outside Walvis Bay, Namibia.
This rock from the Lichen Forrest in the Namib Desert shows how the lichen expand when moisture is present. In the center the lichen is flat and appears dead. On the right side, where I poured some water, the lichen is standing up and you can see some of it standing up.
The city of Jamestown on the island of Saint Helena, a British protectorate, is in the bottom of a steep valley. I had a picture of the upper part of this valley in my journal. This is the lower valley.
This is HM Prison, built in 1827 and still in use. In the background you can see Jacob's Ladder from the bottom heading up to Ladder Hill Fort.
This c. 1800 pipe organ in St. James' Church is built intirely into a self contained box , no installation required. I'd never seen one quite like it. The pipes are all decorated in blue, grey and gold. The design makes me think it might be of French manufacture.
This is the Exiles Building in Georgetown, Ascension Island. Ascension is essentially a cinder cone volcano in the middle of the South Atlantic. There are two military bases there, one USA and one UK.
Deadman's Beach, Georgetown, Ascension Island. While the island may be pretty stark, the ocean around it has abundant life. Sea turtles, a wide variety of fish and other denizens of the deep call the island home.
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(c) Rod Longenberger - 2005
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