Carolo, Joan and I are looking forward to meeting you and Roger on the cruise. It should be a wonderful cruise as Beth says.

Beth, I read your reports from a couple of years ago about a similar cruise and they were very helpful. Based on your comments, I changed our tour in St. Helena from the walking tour of Jamestown to the tour that goes out into the countryside. In Namibia, we are booked on the Treasures of the Namib Desert tour which I believe you took and didn't like as much as the Living Desert tour that Ngaire took. Again, based on your comment, I've wait listed the Living Desert tour.

Enjoy DINGO next month. We took a similar cruise in 2008 and enjoyed it immensely. Just be prepared for rough seas between Tasmania and New Zealand. :D If you like gardens, be sure to visit the public botanical garden in Christchurch. It was fantastic. Also, the Te Papa National museum in Wellington was another highlight.