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Monthly Archives: June 2014
Ascension Island April 10 – Recounting Day 96
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We sailed to Ascension Island one day early because we were going to divert from the West Africa Coasts of The Gambia and Senegal due to the Ebola epidemic that was spreading in those two countries. The island was discovered in the 1501, not inhabited until the British used it as an outpost while Napoleon was exiled on St Helena. The US built a runway on the island during WW II as a staging area for the African campaign. Then in …
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St Helena- April 08 recounted
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After Nambia we sailed to Jamestown, St Helena – Napoleon’s final resting place — until he was moved to Paris – that is! The sea state was a little rough when we arrived and we had a few delays in disembarking. But around 9:00 AM we were taking the tender to the island. It was about 300 yards from the land spot to the main entrance to Jamestown. I took a walk into the town, walked through the Castle Gardens, constructed by …
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