A note about any spelling mistakes, I may make some because I am typing pretty fast because I don't have a steady source of internet. But just in case you guys didn't get my my ship email it is fmliddell@semesteratsea.com So you can send me a note and I will respond!
Also I have a ship family and they are very nice my "parents" Are Kevin and Amy and their little toddler Elly who is very cute. Also Andrew, Taylor, Emily, and Kelly are my siblings. So far it has been very pleasant we have just had dinner and smoothies so far.
I have a little obitiurary for my digital watch that I got for Christmas from Nora. I really liked a lot and it talked in japanese and had a good alarm, but in a moment of blanking out I wore it in the shower and it is no more, it was a very reliable watch so I just wanted to commerate it service. Now I have to find a new one since I am having withdrawel from not knowing what the time is...
Monday, February 16, 2009
NAMIBIA
So I got into NAmibia on Valentine's day which was pretty fun. At first had nothing planned but I got onto the SAS trip of the Desert 4x4 natural treasures in the Namib. And it was very cool, first we saw dunes, then the rest was moonscape which was very intersting looking since their were random black stripes. So we drove and then would stop to look at random plants. The first was !Nara a bushman food staple, then we saw aloe, and then we saw the Welwhichia Mirablis plants were were very interesting. At first they just look droopy and unimpressive but most of those plants were over six hundred years the oldest has been dated as being two thousands years old. They are very rare and only grow in that part of the Namib desert. After that we had lunch and we had oysters in the middle of the Namib. The oysters were very good and I ate several and we had soda. Then we drove to Dune 7 one of the tallest dunes in the world and I climbed half way and sat in the sand which was very warm and soft I could have sat there all day. Everyone else killed themselves getting to the top since it was very steep. Then I went out to dinner and ate Kudu and Orynx! I am trying to eat all of the game that I can! The restaurant even gave all of the girls roses.
Yesterday I went of my Seal and Dolphin encounter and it was my favorite part of Namibia so far. Since the seals got right on the little boat with you and you could pet them and feeling their flippers was very cool. And we had numerous seals come on our boat to get the fish. We also saw some dolphins which apparently are not seen too much this time of year. I mainly got flipper and ripple shots but I got a good shot of one. Then there were pelicans and even flamingos! It was really fun and we saw baby seals! Then we had a picnic where we ate more oysters, game meatballs, salami, and other good food. Topped with champagne, then I jumped into Walvis bay with two other girls! It was very cold but refreshing. Then I went to Swakomund which is a very charming german beach resort town, it was very cute, but almost everything was closed because it was sunday. But I bought an ostrich and raisen necklace, a little tank top, and some wooden salad tossers for my mom.
Today I am just going to cafe and getting some food an then going back to ship so that I won't get dock time! Can't guarantee when I will update next but I will try!
Yesterday I went of my Seal and Dolphin encounter and it was my favorite part of Namibia so far. Since the seals got right on the little boat with you and you could pet them and feeling their flippers was very cool. And we had numerous seals come on our boat to get the fish. We also saw some dolphins which apparently are not seen too much this time of year. I mainly got flipper and ripple shots but I got a good shot of one. Then there were pelicans and even flamingos! It was really fun and we saw baby seals! Then we had a picnic where we ate more oysters, game meatballs, salami, and other good food. Topped with champagne, then I jumped into Walvis bay with two other girls! It was very cold but refreshing. Then I went to Swakomund which is a very charming german beach resort town, it was very cute, but almost everything was closed because it was sunday. But I bought an ostrich and raisen necklace, a little tank top, and some wooden salad tossers for my mom.
Today I am just going to cafe and getting some food an then going back to ship so that I won't get dock time! Can't guarantee when I will update next but I will try!
NEPTUNE DAY
So our trek between Morocco and Namibia was very long, it was 9 days and during that time we crossed the equator and celebrated it with Neptune day. First we were waken up by the crew banging on drums then we went up to the pool. First everyone had some fish juice poured on them, then they had to kiss the fish, then they had to kiss King Neptune's ring, and bow to his Lady and then jump in the pool. I meant to do this but I was distracted by taking pictures of all of friends shave their heads! I actually knew a lot of them both boys and girls. Most girls had it cut really short although some went all of the way. It was funny to see all of those pale bald heads and tan bodies. Then everyone sunned at the equator and got horrible burns. Then we had a bbq for dinner which was the best meal yet!
MOROCCO
So Morocco was a lot fun, since I had a SAS trip so I was not wandering around randomly! But since the Straights of Gibraltar were so rocky we missed the gas so we had to dock into Casablanca a day late so it almost messed up my trip. Since my trip was supposed to last the entire time we lost a day so my Camel trek was canceled. I was very disapointed but now I am over it. First had a really fun bus and we all bonded and became friends, and the driver drove very...intersting...we all saw our lives flash a little while we were driving through the Atlas.
The Atlas were very beautiful, and I hadn't realized that, we even got to drive through the snow, which looked very striking on the red sandstone. Then after going off road, through a river, we made it to the nomad camp. Which was very nice and we had a dance party and it was a lot of fun. One of them even made me a grass camel, a ring, and taught me how to make one (his was better than mine) Then I made it through the night with my skimpy sleeping bag.
We then went down to Marrakech and it was interesting, I almost liked the mountains better, but I liked all of the merchandise had a very neat feel to it. Although everyone was trying to make me buy stuff. But I thought I did very well for myself I got a pretty scarf, a t-shirt, a silver bracelet, a little teapot and chocolate covered oreos, my new favorite food.
Then we went to this tourist trap, that was like Disney Morocco but I found it depressing because the people didn't look very happy, and the animals didn't look like they were well taken care of. All of the animals in Morocco looked very neglected especially the dogs. Although the cats looked well fed. That is pretty much my trip very slimmed down since I have limited internet right now.
The Atlas were very beautiful, and I hadn't realized that, we even got to drive through the snow, which looked very striking on the red sandstone. Then after going off road, through a river, we made it to the nomad camp. Which was very nice and we had a dance party and it was a lot of fun. One of them even made me a grass camel, a ring, and taught me how to make one (his was better than mine) Then I made it through the night with my skimpy sleeping bag.
We then went down to Marrakech and it was interesting, I almost liked the mountains better, but I liked all of the merchandise had a very neat feel to it. Although everyone was trying to make me buy stuff. But I thought I did very well for myself I got a pretty scarf, a t-shirt, a silver bracelet, a little teapot and chocolate covered oreos, my new favorite food.
Then we went to this tourist trap, that was like Disney Morocco but I found it depressing because the people didn't look very happy, and the animals didn't look like they were well taken care of. All of the animals in Morocco looked very neglected especially the dogs. Although the cats looked well fed. That is pretty much my trip very slimmed down since I have limited internet right now.
GIBRALTAR
ok I am really sorry about not updating my blog as frequently as I would like but I haven't had any internet since I left Spain so I will recap some key stories, and I might start to use my limited free minutes on the ship to keep this blog updated.
So I did not go to Seville but instead I went to Gibraltar and it was A LOT of fun!! It was a three hour bus ride to Gibraltar from Cadiz and I went with Julia and Ashley. Since it is a part of Britain we had to bring our passports and they barely checked it. Then we went on a tour of the mountain and it was a very very pretty because it was the perfect sunny clear day. Although Africa had some fog over it. But our tour guide was very good and we went to the caves which were very cool because they built a stadium inside where they play concerts and we heard some music, it was amazing.
Then we got to see the monkeys! I even held one on my shoulders and they were extremly cute and their were babies everywhere. They were very nice although they jumped on some random tourists shoulders and almost gave them a heart attack! Plus they like to steal food, and sometimes go to town to raid for food. The we saw the WWII tunnels and it was neat to see how they carved out tunnels from that rock and the cannons that were in their. It would have been a creepy place to live in. Then after the tour we went to town and I ate a steak and kidney pie which was very good. Then we left to go back to the ship and I would love to come to Gibraltar again because it was my favorite place that I went to while in Spain.
So I did not go to Seville but instead I went to Gibraltar and it was A LOT of fun!! It was a three hour bus ride to Gibraltar from Cadiz and I went with Julia and Ashley. Since it is a part of Britain we had to bring our passports and they barely checked it. Then we went on a tour of the mountain and it was a very very pretty because it was the perfect sunny clear day. Although Africa had some fog over it. But our tour guide was very good and we went to the caves which were very cool because they built a stadium inside where they play concerts and we heard some music, it was amazing.
Then we got to see the monkeys! I even held one on my shoulders and they were extremly cute and their were babies everywhere. They were very nice although they jumped on some random tourists shoulders and almost gave them a heart attack! Plus they like to steal food, and sometimes go to town to raid for food. The we saw the WWII tunnels and it was neat to see how they carved out tunnels from that rock and the cannons that were in their. It would have been a creepy place to live in. Then after the tour we went to town and I ate a steak and kidney pie which was very good. Then we left to go back to the ship and I would love to come to Gibraltar again because it was my favorite place that I went to while in Spain.
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