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Month: April 2023

Days 126 – 7 – 8. April 25th, 26th & 27th, Key Largo. Durban.

Drama in the shipping quarter. As Jen mentioned in the last blog, the ship GH Maestro sailed on past Lome, to the Nigerian port of Tincan Island. The port for Lagos. Exasperation! What we don’t know is, who is controlling shipping movements? Is it the individual ship owners, their agents,…

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Dennis 28/04/2023 28/04/2023The Trip Plan 4

Day 125. Monday, 24th April, 2023. Kingsburgh, South Africa.

The decision to ship from Lome appears to be turning into a bit of a nightmare. Over breakfast on Monday morning, Adam was looking at a Marine Tracking App and commented that the GF Maestro seemed to be rerouted to Lagos. This is exactly what happened previously with the Port…

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Jen 26/04/2023 28/04/2023The Trip Plan 0

Day 124. Sunday 23rd April. Key Largo. Durban.

The sun is back again. The day has been spent reading and relaxing. As there has been no activity, this blog entry will reflect on stuff I’ve watched on TV or read. Tune out now if you are not interested…:) Books First the book ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ by…

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Day 123. Saturday, 22nd April, 2023. Kingsburgh, near Durban, South Africa.

This morning our first port of call was the car hire company. Dennis had looked at his credit card statement last night and the charge was double the amount on the invoice. We went to investigate why. Some clause deeply hidden in the conditions, apparently, advised the higher charge would…

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Day 122. Friday 21 April. Key Largo. Durban. SA.

First. Happy Birthday Steve. My talented son, living in Lismore, Australia. The day dawned dull and cloudy. Still warm though. Yesterday as Jen mentioned, we went to a mall again. It’s our entertainment now, as well as for picking up food etc. This mall had a bookshop. It’s fine reading…

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Dennis 22/04/2023 22/04/2023The Trip Plan 3

Day 121. Thursday, 20th April, 2023. At 65 Key Largo in Kingsburgh.

Adam knocked on our door at 07.50 to remind us there would be load shedding (cutting the electricity supply to prevent the grid from overloading) between 08.00 and 10.00. We leapt out of bed. Me to make tea and Dennis to put on the porridge. It had been soaking overnight,…

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Day 120. Kinsgbugh. Durban. South Africa

Today we received a response from Stanley in Lome. “There is nothing I can do”. In response to our question, why a change in shipping plans? The question I ask, did he have the character to resist the change of plans, regarding the moving around of the container in Togo?…

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Day 119. Tuesday, 18th April, 2023. In Kingsburgh, near Durban, South Africa.

Adam was up early as he had to go into town for various tasks. As there was no rush for us we rose at a leisurely pace and had breakfast on our balcony. We have decorated the balcony with a washing line. We have the luxury of a washing machine…

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Day 118. Monday 17th April. Kingsburgh. Durban. S.A.

Adam left the apartment early to do some admin regarding the importation of his Landy. Jen and I languished, having a late breakfast and getting used to our comparatively modern and stylish environment with all conveniences. Our apartment is on the 1st floor and we have a view out over…

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Dennis 18/04/2023 19/04/2023The Trip Plan 1

Day 117. Sunday, 16th April, 2023. From Ladysmith to Kingsburgh, about 25 kilometres south of Durban.

We left the Lavender Lane Bed and Breakfast at 10.00. We weren’t rushing as we only had 250 kilometres to drive and the whole day to do it. Adam wanted to take us for lunch at a cafe in Kloof, where he lived for 15 years. It is run by…

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