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13 November 2024 7:12 am

Bird of Paradise flowers

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.

South Atlantic expedition route

Starting in Cape Town, then travelling west to Tristan de Cunha, and then southwest to South Georgia and Antartica, and finally north to Ushuaia

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78 Responses to “Off to the high seas and dream destinations”

  1. So very glad you are doing this trip…. And back blogging… yahoo!
    Sent from my iPhone

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    By Sherry Thomas on 13 November 2024 at 7:17 am

    1. Thanks Sherry. It’s about time I got going again.

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 7:24 am

  2. 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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    By Sharon on 13 November 2024 at 7:38 am

    1. Thanks so much. I even bought a new camera with a great zoom.

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 3:28 pm

  3. Wow, Peggy! That’s a major voyage, be safe and well! 👍🏻😎

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    By John on 13 November 2024 at 7:38 am

    1. Many thanks.

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 2:46 pm

      1. You are very welcome. 😊

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        By John on 13 November 2024 at 3:33 pm

  4. 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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    By beetleypete on 13 November 2024 at 7:41 am

    1. I agree. Save the $500 and just enjoy yourselves. We’ll be here when you come back.

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      By Mirrabooka on 13 November 2024 at 10:14 am

    2. Thanks Pete and Mirrabooka. I’ll see how I go.

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 2:47 pm

  5. 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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    By plumberderrick99 on 13 November 2024 at 7:58 am

    1. Thanks Derrick. Had a laugh about the tents. I’ll let you know. We all remember crappy internet when travelling.

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 2:48 pm

  6. you two are simply amazing! Just do it xxxxx.

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    By Lex.bartlem@gmaIl.com on 13 November 2024 at 8:17 am

    1. You’re amazing too, Camino traveller. Catch up in 2025?

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 3:19 pm

  7. 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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    By Lynette d'Arty-Cross on 13 November 2024 at 8:32 am

    1. 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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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 2:50 pm

  8. Enjoy the trip

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    By Sheree on 13 November 2024 at 9:05 am

    1. Thanks Sheree.

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 2:56 pm

  9. Have a wonderful time, Peggy!! Looking forward to hearing all about your adventures!!!

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    By Rebecca Budd on 13 November 2024 at 9:11 am

    1. Thanks Rebecca. I’ll post when I can.

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 2:57 pm

  10. Safe travels to you two! Have fun! Enjoy every moment. 🙏🏾💙

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    By trE on 13 November 2024 at 9:12 am

    1. Thanks trE. Look forward to seeing your book.

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 2:58 pm

      1. You’re most welcome! Ooh, awesome! Thank you in advance!

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        By trE on 13 November 2024 at 10:13 pm

  11. Enjoy, Peggy!

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    By Curt Mekemson on 13 November 2024 at 9:20 am

    1. Thanks Curt.

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 2:55 pm

  12. 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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    By Anna on 13 November 2024 at 9:38 am

    1. 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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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 3:11 pm

  13. A fabulous itinerary. Have fun.

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    By Yeah, Another Blogger on 13 November 2024 at 9:42 am

    1. Thanks. The itinerary was irresistible.

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 3:01 pm

  14. Enjoy yourselves. And I doubt if you will use tents as someone said.

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    By paolsoren on 13 November 2024 at 9:50 am

    1. Thanks. Maybe we could make a tent out of blankets and pretend we are camping.

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 3:02 pm

  15. 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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    By Oz's Travels on 13 November 2024 at 10:41 am

    1. Definitely a trip of a lifetime. And wine is included.

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 3:03 pm

  16. 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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    By Vicki on 13 November 2024 at 11:10 am

    1. Thanks Vicki. There’s always a slim chance the internet policy has changed.

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 2:45 pm

  17. 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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    By Brad on 13 November 2024 at 11:24 am

    1. Thanks Brad. So much of the world has figured out internet service, but not ships.

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 2:52 pm

  18. cruisemapper.com will let us know where you are….

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    By Graham letcher on 13 November 2024 at 11:31 am

    1. But how will I know where you and the dog are? 🙂

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 2:42 pm

      1. maybe get an AIS beacon to go on her collar for Christmas!

        your ship is in CT!

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        By grahamletcher on 13 November 2024 at 6:05 pm

      2. Good thinking. Apparently the ship arrived early this morning.

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        By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 6:08 pm

  19. 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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    By lexklein on 13 November 2024 at 12:25 pm

    1. We’ll see. Poor John is rather addicted to his multiple news sources.

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 2:43 pm

  20. Wow! Tristan da Cunha! South Georgia is amazing!

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    By Murray Foote on 13 November 2024 at 3:25 pm

    1. South Georgia is really a dream destination. I look forward to sharing its wonders.

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 4:32 pm

  21. 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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    By manningtreearchive on 13 November 2024 at 4:20 pm

    1. Thanks so much. Definitely a trip of a lifetime.

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      By leggypeggy on 13 November 2024 at 4:33 pm

  22. Hi Peggy
    Happy journey
    The Fab Four of Cley
    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    By Klausbernd on 13 November 2024 at 11:12 pm

    1. 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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      By leggypeggy on 27 November 2024 at 1:17 am

      1. Dear Peggy
        Happy travelling. We hope everything is fixed again
        The Fab Four of Cley
        🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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        By Klausbernd on 27 November 2024 at 1:26 am

  23. Happy cruising, Peggy

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    By MichaelStephenWills on 13 November 2024 at 11:19 pm

    1. 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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      By leggypeggy on 27 November 2024 at 1:18 am

      1. sorry to hear that…we’ve had a similar experience crusing the unpredictable southern atlantic ocean

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        By MichaelStephenWills on 27 November 2024 at 2:15 am

      2. We just have to expect the unexpected.

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        By leggypeggy on 27 November 2024 at 2:16 am

  24. Antarctica – Sheesh. For fun? Anything north of Dallas and I get cold in the summer🤣 Stay safe, screw the internet.

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    By Phil Huston on 14 November 2024 at 2:01 am

    1. 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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      By leggypeggy on 27 November 2024 at 1:19 am

  25. 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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    By Brian Paul Bach on 14 November 2024 at 5:40 am

    1. 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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      By leggypeggy on 27 November 2024 at 1:20 am

  26. Safe travels Peggy, glad you can make it to some of your dream destinations!

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    By Christie on 14 November 2024 at 7:06 am

    1. 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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      By leggypeggy on 27 November 2024 at 1:22 am

      1. 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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        By Christie on 4 December 2024 at 7:43 am

      2. We have decided to be philosophical about it all. 🙂

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        By leggypeggy on 4 December 2024 at 8:57 am

  27. 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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    By Robin Rumsky on 14 November 2024 at 9:15 am

    1. 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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      By leggypeggy on 27 November 2024 at 1:22 am

  28. 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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    By jeanleesworld on 26 November 2024 at 12:17 pm

    1. 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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      By leggypeggy on 27 November 2024 at 1:23 am

      1. 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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        By jeanleesworld on 8 December 2024 at 10:35 pm

      2. Yep, some great adventures.

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        By leggypeggy on 8 December 2024 at 10:50 pm

  29. Great!

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    By jeanvivace on 12 December 2024 at 8:02 pm

    1. Thanks.

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      By leggypeggy on 12 December 2024 at 10:27 pm

      1. Your welcome😊

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        By jeanvivace on 13 December 2024 at 1:01 am

  30. Well behind the eight-ball. Sad because I know what happened!

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    By tony on 7 March 2025 at 3:15 pm

    1. But it’s all come good, or so it seems.

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      By leggypeggy on 7 March 2025 at 7:21 pm

  31. 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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    By Ilze on 13 March 2025 at 7:52 pm

    1. Oh darn, hope you are getting notifications now.

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      By leggypeggy on 24 March 2025 at 7:03 am

      1. I hope so!

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        By Ilze on 24 March 2025 at 7:21 pm

  32. beautiful, thanks for sharing

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    By denise421win on 14 December 2025 at 10:23 pm

    1. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

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      By leggypeggy on 15 December 2025 at 7:52 am

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