NEW SHIP, NEW TRIP

It seems cute little creatures in the elephant family inhabit this mountain top. They look nothing like elephants - no trunk, no tusks, no big floppy ears, not even grey, but we were assured they were the smallest creature in that family...

Thankfully we had another beautiful sea day after that most fantastic day in Durban. I needed it to rest, as my excursion of choice for Port Elizabeth was scheduled to be five and a half hours in duration - most of which was spent bouncing along deeply rutted dirt roads in a 4X4. The Addo Elephant Park is located an hour and a half's drive from the port on a well-maintained highway through rural countryside. Addo Elephant Park is another of South Africa's National wild anim

Though we are now far removed from the abject poverty and desperation of The French Nation Islands, their plight remains in my heart and mind. Surely there is something that someone, somewhere can do for these people to improve their situation and restore the islands to the wonder God created... Not saying that everyone should live as you and I do, but surely, drinkable water and sanitary living conditions would certainly make life a little better for them. Our next port