An operation!   Saturday, 25/01/2025 Well, everything has been going very well – certainly better than expected. Last Monday morning…

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Update!   Friday, 17/01/2025 I start this post with very belated good wishes for the New Year – and an…

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Visiting the past….  Monday, 23/12/2024 Last week I went to an excellent second hand bookshop in central Durban, searching for…

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Wandering around South Africa….  Monday, 16/12/2024 I’ve had a very interesting time wandering around over the past two weeks. My…

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Busy in Durban…. Monday, 02/12/2024 It has been a busy period, seeing many different people. Several lunches, as well as…

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A week in the mountains….  Saturday, 23/11/2024 John, Jane and I had a fantastic week up in the Drakensberg mountains.…

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Durban, at last….  Tuesday, 12/11/2024 I had the most amazing experience today: sailing into Durban, the city of my birth.…

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Reunion!   Monday, 28/10/2024 In the last post I clearly tempted fate, saying that the short passage from Mauritius to…

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Seeing Mauritius….  Sunday, 20/10/2024 I’ve spent a few very pleasant days in Mauritius. I hired a car for two days,…

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Crossing the Indian Ocean….   Tuesday, 15/10/2024 A successful trip across the Indian Ocean! This passage is well known for…

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