Marcie...wonderful photos - amazing what you got to see!

Thanks for sending them along.

That's what we want to see...photo's! Thanks Marcie...more, more :app:

Others took lots of pictures at Birkenhead so hopefully they'll share those too. Hope I didn't gross anyone out with the picture of lions eating their dinner....just survival in the jungle!

Marcie - wonderful pictures! The close up of the leopard at the water hole is superb.

Olivia and Donna - great to hear from you, and glad you are safely aboard the Navigator. A crossing is just the ticket after a full tour and the safari schedule in South Africa. Donna, we also had Jaco for our ranger at Madikwe Hills. He added a lot to our safari - big thumbs up for Jaco!

Keep the sea mail coming. Wishing you all calm seas. We KNOW you'll have a great time ..

Cheers, Anne

Hard to believe we left home a week ago tomorrow. CPT exceeded our expectations. Westin Hotel for 2 nights using pts - very nice. Birkenhead 2 nights and it is spectacular. Olivia, Peggy and the Mondaes had BH all to ourselves the first day till safari gang arrived about 7:30 PM. I had 90 minute facial very $$$ reasonable. I selected the facial for sun damaged skin which followed hrs abusing my skin at BH!!! Sun, views, pools, food, fellow guests all wonderful. Arrived back to CPT and ship about 5:30 last night - had late dinner and some after dinner drinks. Today shopped in CPT and kept running into fellow cruisers. Sailaway at 5 PM, I think. Karen I have not toured the ship yet - still little confused about where things are on which decks etc - met Beth and Crystal as we boarded we all recognized each other and look forward to seeing more of everyone now we are on the ship - I don't know if there is a semail thread so move if necessary Karen - way past my nap time - Joanna

I think I am as excited as you are to set sail! I bet you will have a wonderful cruise!

I have tingles down my spine seeing your photos, Marcie - and reading all these posts from you lucky SAMBA/GAMErs. :app: :app: More, more more!!!

we had fun dinner last night large table with b'dy celebration - huge lobster tails. Still learning our way around ship. We slept in this am and headed to pool shortly. So nice to finally meet fellow LCTers in person. Dinner tonight with Capt he seems very friendly. Seaday so just chilling - more later

Hi all,
What a trip! We are having a fabulous time of course. I too have to rave about Birkenhead house. We loved the game park, Donna and Allen, David and I saw more than I expected, and it was something we will never forget. How wonderful to see all the LCT friends new and old. Crystal and Beth are showing us the "ropes". Beth has reluctantly but graciously passed David and I their "WINGS". Of course I bit...asked what the wings were........they are their FLY wings, as in BAR FLY. Guess until we boarded they had our very comfortable seats in the Navigator Lounge. Carla and Frank, David and I were very comforable there last night.......Just a great trip. David (aka picture boy) has had a digital card malfunction, the photo shop here is trying to retrieve, but he has several group shots. We will work on getting them out. Great sea day......Bye!

Cindy, What did you do with the brass name tags from the bar stools?????

They are being re-printed......the crew agrees we are more than deserving....... :) :)

Great pictures Marcie! Especially the leopards and the python, whoa!

The Madikwe area looks totally different with all the green.

Had a great day in Namibia. We went on a Regent tour as we wanted to drive the sand dunes and figured there would be nowhere we would really want to go by a taxi. Fortuntely we picked the right tour. It was fantastic. We had a guide who I can best describe as the Crocodile Dundee of Namibia. He had a great personality and was running around in bare feet while picking up scorpions, searching for snakes, digging up geckos and feeding bugs to cameleons. None of this was at all scary. We were in a 30 year old four wheel drive truck "thing" that was made by land rover. Nothing like the land rover that comes to mind when you say land rover. Ken will post a picture. We went up and over so many high sand dunes much bigger than those in Dubai. It was truly terrific. At one point the six vehicles put the front wheels over the cliff and we were all there together. Then with no engine, brakes only we all went down the dune slowly together. The sand rushed in front of us and made a sound like a lions roar. It was spectacular.

Regent threw a special event that was one of the best we have had. Huge white tents in the sand dunes reached by four wheel drive vehicles. A Namibian choir, and other forms of entertainment and some pretty good food for a buffet meal. Very enjoyable.

So now we start our sea days. I am so looking forward to just relaxing. We have played some pooch, Beth, Crystal, Jan, Terri and Mike learned quickly and are good players now.

Okay off to get ready for dinner.

Our excursion in Namibia was not as great as Ngaire's but we still had a fun time. There's only one word to describe Namibia - SAND. Dinner in the desert was fantastic and now we're enjoying lazy days on the ship. Love that!

Here are Tony's pictures (mostly people)click as slideshow:

Cape Town/Birkenhead:
http://picasaweb.google.com/petlovermarcie/SouthAfricaTony#

Around The Navigator:
http://picasaweb.google.com/marciematassa/AroundTheNavigator#

Walvis Bay, Namibia
http://picasaweb.google.com/marciematassa/WalvisBayNamibia#

THANK YOU Marcie!! Tony, those are fantastic pictures, I looked at them twice!!!

Thanks for posting Marcie! As Karen said...Tony, those are fantastic picts!

Everyone look great and continue having a wonderful voyage.

Happy Thanksgiving, Nancy

Oh FABULOUS!! Thanks so much and I'm crying because I'm NOT with you all

Thanks for those wonderful pictures and sharing your exciting journey with us. It's the next best thing to being there with you. Continue to have a marvelous time and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

Photos From The Namibia Desert:


1978 Land Rover, The Last year This Model Was Made.


About To Go Down Hill.






Nice Earring.

What a treat, more pictures. I just love the one of the Land Rover and sand dunes. Thanks for posting. Happy Thanksgiving to you all!
Pat

Those pics are FABULOUS!!! I have always been fascinated by frogs and lizards. Scorpions - uh....NO. ;) Keep the pictures and posts coming, we are loving them! Happy Thanksgiving!