Off to the high seas and dream destinations
Striking Bird of Paradise flowers we saw today in the Company Gardens in Cape Town
Sorry to have been so quiet on the blog. Lots of reasons, mostly laziness and distractions. Here’s hoping for a change.
Poor John and I spent today exploring in Cape Town, South Africa. Tomorrow we set sail on an expedition ship across the South Atlantic. Stops are Tristan de Cunha, South Georgia, the Antarctic Peninsula, and Ushuaia, Argentina.
We’ve been to the Antarctic and Ushuaia before, but Tristan de Cunha (the most remote island in the world) and South Georgia (home to countless species of wildlife) have been dream destinations for me.
Sadly, internet will be limited (for example, no email) on the ship unless I pay an extra US$500. Even then it is still limited. Not sure blogs and photos can be posted. I’m trying to decide what to do. The family might like to hear from us.
So don’t worry if you don’t hear from me for the next three weeks. Consider your posts liked and commented upon. If I cough up the dollars, you may see more of me. Either way, I plan to get back to blogging in December. So much to tell.
Shown below is the route we take.
Starting in Cape Town, then travelling west to Tristan de Cunha, and then southwest to South Georgia and Antartica, and finally north to Ushuaia
Where to next? 
So very glad you are doing this trip…. And back blogging… yahoo!
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Thanks Sherry. It’s about time I got going again.
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Fabulous! I can’t wait to see photos and here more travel yarns even if we have to wait until December. Travel safe and have an incredible time! xo
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Thanks so much. I even bought a new camera with a great zoom.
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Wow, Peggy! That’s a major voyage, be safe and well! 👍🏻😎
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Many thanks.
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You are very welcome. 😊
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Hooray for such an exciting trip! I hope you and Poor John have a wonderful time. Save the $500 and tell us all about it when you get home.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I agree. Save the $500 and just enjoy yourselves. We’ll be here when you come back.
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Thanks Pete and Mirrabooka. I’ll see how I go.
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I have seen these flowers on my trips
I think they are called bird of paradise flower, when you pick them they last a really long time
are you using tents or hostels on this trip?
I can imagine the internet is pretty much hit and miss in most places (it was when I was travelling) when you found a hotspot, everyone jumped on it to contact family friends, update their Facebook profile (which slows everything down)
Antarctica is going to be a fantastic place to visit (hoping to see lots of photos (internet allowing)
anyway Happy Travels
Derrick
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Thanks Derrick. Had a laugh about the tents. I’ll let you know. We all remember crappy internet when travelling.
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you two are simply amazing! Just do it xxxxx.
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You’re amazing too, Camino traveller. Catch up in 2025?
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South Georgia has been on my list for a very long time. Glad to see you back, Peggy. Have a safe trip; looking forward to your posts about it!
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Thanks Lynette. South Georgia has been on my list ever since our first trip to the Antarctic, when the experts raved about it.
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Enjoy the trip
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Thanks Sheree.
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Have a wonderful time, Peggy!! Looking forward to hearing all about your adventures!!!
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Thanks Rebecca. I’ll post when I can.
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Safe travels to you two! Have fun! Enjoy every moment. 🙏🏾💙
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Thanks trE. Look forward to seeing your book.
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You’re most welcome! Ooh, awesome! Thank you in advance!
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Enjoy, Peggy!
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Thanks Curt.
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Wow this is so cool! Tristan da Cunha, what an exotic place! I remember playing a shipwreck voyage came as a kid when you had to steer a boat from England to Western Australia, and you had to make a stop there to recoup. lol. Enjoy your voyage!
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I’ve known of this exotic place ever since a friend was the governor of St Helena and Tristan de Cunha.
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A fabulous itinerary. Have fun.
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Thanks. The itinerary was irresistible.
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Enjoy yourselves. And I doubt if you will use tents as someone said.
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Thanks. Maybe we could make a tent out of blankets and pretend we are camping.
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Bon voyage, have a great cruise. Enjoy… Lots of sea days, nice, also remote places to visit even better
Smooth seas and fair winds
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Definitely a trip of a lifetime. And wine is included.
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What an amazing trip. Stay safe and I hope the weather gods are kind to you especially on the high seas.
Seriously, spend that $500 on travel, not blogging. You can always blog or visit your favourite WordPress sites when you get home.
My advice is travel while you can. Life is for living and experiencing the wonderful world and cultures around us. I wish I’d travelled more when my health was good in my 20s, 30s & 40s. (no, cross off 40s, I had chronic pain and ill health by then).
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Thanks Vicki. There’s always a slim chance the internet policy has changed.
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Yeah, those ships really stick it to you for Starlink internet service. You guys have a great trip. Looking forward to your posts.
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Thanks Brad. So much of the world has figured out internet service, but not ships.
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cruisemapper.com will let us know where you are….
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But how will I know where you and the dog are? 🙂
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maybe get an AIS beacon to go on her collar for Christmas!
your ship is in CT!
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Good thinking. Apparently the ship arrived early this morning.
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Super exciting! Have an awesome time and save the $500 for something better! 🙂 Plenty of time for blogging later. At least that’s my current philosophy!
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We’ll see. Poor John is rather addicted to his multiple news sources.
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Wow! Tristan da Cunha! South Georgia is amazing!
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South Georgia is really a dream destination. I look forward to sharing its wonders.
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Have a safe journey and lovely time, Peggy and John. Would love to hear about your journey whenever you are ready to post about it.
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Thanks so much. Definitely a trip of a lifetime.
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Hi Peggy
Happy journey
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Thanks so much. We had great stops in Tristan da Cunha and South Georgia, but propulsion problems mean we are skipping the Antarctic. More news soon. At least we got free internet in compensation.
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Dear Peggy
Happy travelling. We hope everything is fixed again
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Happy cruising, Peggy
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It’s been great so far, but propulsion problems mean we are skipping the Antarctic. More news soon. At least we got free internet in compensation.
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sorry to hear that…we’ve had a similar experience crusing the unpredictable southern atlantic ocean
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We just have to expect the unexpected.
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Antarctica – Sheesh. For fun? Anything north of Dallas and I get cold in the summer🤣 Stay safe, screw the internet.
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Actually we’ve been quite warm. Sadly propulsion problems mean we are skipping the Antarctic. More news soon. At least we got free internet in compensation.
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Astoundingly wonderful! Talk about off the beaten paddle! I was just Wiki-cruising the S. Atlantic islands, too. (St. Helena & Napoleon’s ghost for next time…) S. Georgia! Speechless! Bon Voyage & look forward to your reports!
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Thanks Brian. We had fabulous stops in Tristan da Cunha and South Georgia, but propulsion problems mean we are skipping the Antarctic. More news soon. At least we got free internet in compensation, and luckily we visited the Antarctic in 2011.
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Safe travels Peggy, glad you can make it to some of your dream destinations!
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We had fabulous stops in Tristan da Cunha and South Georgia, but propulsion problems mean we are skipping the Antarctic. More news soon. At least we got free internet in compensation, and luckily we visited the Antarctic in 2011.
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Oh noo, so disappointing! But glad you had the chance to visit back in 2011.
Safe travels Peggy, this is the most important thing! xx
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We have decided to be philosophical about it all. 🙂
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Have a fabulous trip! It looks a lot like our trip earlier this year, so many penguins! Enjoy!! Robin Malinosky-Rummell, Ph.D., RYT 200Author of BYOC: South America! http://www.RTravelWorks.comwww.mytripjournal/RumskyRambles
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I think of your trip often. We had fabulous stops in Tristan da Cunha and South Georgia, but propulsion problems mean we have to miss the Antarctic. More news soon. At least we got free internet in compensation, and luckily we visited the Antarctic in 2011.
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I’m sure you’ll have lots of adventures and snaps to share! Be safe, you two, and God keep you both! xxxxx
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We had fabulous stops in Tristan da Cunha and South Georgia, but propulsion problems mean we are skipping the Antarctic. More news soon. At least we got free internet in compensation, so maybe I can get some posts done.
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Oh no! I’m so sorry you can’t hit the Antarctic, but at least you’ve had lots of other adventures along the way. Be safe! xxxxxx
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Yep, some great adventures.
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Great!
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Thanks.
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Your welcome😊
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Well behind the eight-ball. Sad because I know what happened!
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But it’s all come good, or so it seems.
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I’m subscribed to your blog, but I haven’t been receiving notifications for your posts! I’m happy to see there’s activity on your blog, Peggy, but sad that I missed them.
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Oh darn, hope you are getting notifications now.
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I hope so!
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beautiful, thanks for sharing
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Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
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