Jul 18
Hi All =) Sorry it’s been so long since anything has happened here! My follow-up on Rio isn’t really going to happen – I’ll just tell you what happened since we left Rio =). Our last two or so weeks in Rio were a whirlwind of activity. A lot of last minute things had to …
Jun 04
Here are some more of the things that we have experienced in Rio. Some made us laugh out loud, some were just interesting and others made us smile. There are also those that disgusted us and those that were thoroughly delightful. I’ll let you decide for yourself which are which. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ During a guided tour in …
Jun 04
I’m sure that at least some of you are wondering if there are really as many birds here as in the animated film Rio. The answer is no, but almost. Here in the city they are small and easy to miss if you are not looking. Hummingbirds especially, can pass unnoticed. They flit about so fast …
May 29
There, that’s one major Rio attraction sorted out, now for the next one: We had been advised by some friends to go as early as possible, because it gets crowded up at the statue really fast! We waited for the first clear day, and had a wonderful time ^_^ And us …
May 12
Here are some of the things that we have experienced in Rio. Some made us laugh out loud, some were just interesting and others made us smile. There are also those that disgusted us and those that were thoroughly delightful. I’ll let you decide for yourself which are which. ________________________________________________________________________________ You don’t need to find …
Mar 17
Our second Atlantic crossing took 27 days. We started on the 10th of January from St. Helena, wanting to get to Rio de Janeiro as soon as possible. Little did we know that our engine would fail underway. We could not motor whenever the wind died down. We could do nothing, except go for a …
Feb 17
We took a guided tour around St. Helena with local guide, Robert Peters. We saw almost everything there was to see and really enjoyed the local flavour he brought to the tour. We could not find a car to rent on the whole of St. Helena, so we could only explore on our own the …
Feb 12
16 December 2014 The Van Zyls leaving Cape Town on their yacht Shang Du to circumnavigate the globe. Marike and Frans as we hoist our South African flag Photos taken by the Van Harmelens as we leave the mooring And away we go!!! Sunrise as seen from Shang Du. Frans was …
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