Cairns Day 1 – Dives 1-3 After a long day of travel yesterday, I was ready to do something peaceful and easy, you know, like enjoying fishes 18 meters below the surface of the ocean—a typical relaxing day. On our first dive, we saw some fish and coral. On our second dive, we saw some…… Continue reading Australia
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Robben Island
The History Robben Island was first occupied by the native south Africans, called the Khoi. The first Europeans to come to South Africa were the Phoenicians in about AD 400, which we know from cave paintings. The Chinese came in the 1400s, and the Portuguese in the 1500s. In 1510, a ship from Portugal headed…… Continue reading Robben Island
Zanzibar: A Woven Story of Slavery, Markets, Turtles, and a Doozy of a Kite Lesson
We are in Zanzibar I arrived in Stonetown, Zanzibar, on Wednesday night. We checked into Hotel Verde and, by and by, went to bed. The Tour of Stonetown On Thursday, I took a tour of Stonetown, Zanzibar, with a local guide. While waiting for the guide, we browsed the local shops in the old square…… Continue reading Zanzibar: A Woven Story of Slavery, Markets, Turtles, and a Doozy of a Kite Lesson