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Wordless Wednesday
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10-day Photo Challenge: 7
I was nominated by my namesake Marie, at Hops, Skips and Jumps for the 10 Travel Photos in Ten Days challenge, a Challenge that involves posting one favourite travel picture for each day and nominating ten bloggers – that’s 10 travel pictures and 10 nominations in ten days. Lucky there’s no text required so I may make it to Day 10 despite Covid and Christmas
It’s hard to decide whether I like a picture because I think it is good or because it reminds me of happy times – sometimes it’s both and that’s a plus.
So today I nominate Alison from TravelswithAli and I hope she/they can find time to join in the challenge – although I’m aware they do a lot of other challenges too. If you do decide you can join, and I hope you can, please ping me back and let me know but there’s no pressure to join if you can’t manage it.
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10-day Photo Challenge: 6
I was nominated by my namesake Marie, at Hops, Skips and Jumps for the 10 Travel Photos in Ten Days challenge, a Challenge that involves posting one favourite travel picture for each day and nominating ten bloggers – that’s 10 travel pictures and 10 nominations in ten days. Lucky there’s no text required so I may make it to Day 10 despite Covid and Christmas
It’s hard to decide whether I like a picture because I think it is good or because it reminds me of happy times – sometimes it’s both and that’s a plus.
So today I nominate T and Ku at journey-junkies and I hope they can find time to join in the challenge. If you do, please ping me back and let me know but there’s no pressure to join if you can’t manage it.
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10-Day Photo Challenge: 5
I was nominated by my namesake Marie, at Hops, Skips and Jumps for the 10 Travel Photos in Ten Days challenge, a Challenge that involves posting one favourite travel picture for each day and nominating ten bloggers – that’s 10 travel pictures and 10 nominations in ten days. Lucky there’s no text required so I may make it to Day 10 despite Covid and Christmas.
It’s hard to decide whether I like a picture because I think it is good or because it reminds me of happy times – sometimes it’s both and that’s a plus.
So today I nominate Leighton from Leightonstravels and I hope he can find time to join in the challenge. If you do, please ping me back and let me know but there’s no pressure to join if you can’t manage it.
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Silent Sunday: Thai Beach
The lights have gone out and a lone visitor to the Shrine looks out over the waves. Early morning on the beach at Thailand at one of the many shrines along the water. Local people come here to leave offerings to the Lord Buddha, in the form of lotus flowers, small portions of cooked rice, fruit and water.
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Sculpture Saturday
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10-Day Travel Photo Challenge: 4
My namesake Marie at Hops, Skips and Jumps has nominated me to take part in the Travel Photo Challenge which involves posting one favourite travel picture each day for ten days and nominating another blogger to do the same – that’s 10 travel pictures and 10 nominations in ten days. Luckily, there’s no text required so I may make it to Day 10 despite Covid and Christmas.
Some you may have seen before but I’ll do my best to find something different each day. It’s hard to decide whether I like a picture because I think it is good or because it reminds me of happy times – sometimes it’s both and that’s a plus.
Today I nominate Bert and Rusha at Oh, the Places we See, for the challenge. I hope you are able to join in as your pictures are so good, but if not, no pressure. If you do decided to join, please ping back to me to let me know.
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10-Day Photo Challenge No. 3
I was nominated by my namesake Marie, at Hops, Skips and Jumps for the 10 Travel Photos in Ten Days challenge, a Challenge that involves posting one favourite travel picture for each day and nominating ten bloggers – that’s 10 travel pictures and 10 nominations in ten days. Lucky there’s no text required so I may make it to Day 10 despite Covid and Christmas.
It’s hard to decide whether I like a picture because I think it is good or because it reminds me of happy times – sometimes it’s both and that’s a plus.
So today I nominate Keith from TravelRat and I hope he can find time to join in the challenge. If you do, please ping me back and let me know but there’s no pressure to join if you can’t manage it.
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10-Day Travel Photo Challenge: #2
I have been nominated by my namesake Marie at Hops, Skips and Jumps to take part in the Travel Photo Challenge which involves posting one favourite travel picture for each day and nominating another blogger to do the same – that’s 10 travel pictures and 10 nominations in ten days – but 0 explanations!
Some of my favourites you may have seen before but I’ll do my best to sort through and find something different each day. It’s hard to decide whether I like a picture because I think it is good or because it reminds me of happy times – sometimes it’s both and that’s a plus. Lucky there’s no text required so I may make it to Day 10 despite Covid and Christmas.
Today I nominate Jo at restlessjo for the challenge. I hope you are able to join in Jo, if not already nominated, but if not, no pressure. If you do decided to join, please ping back to me to let me know.
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Cargo Ship Moments
Cargo ships hold a magic for me that no other sailing vessels do, and the best of them were the ships of the South African company Safmarine, known as The Big Whites.
Dreaming of far away places now that travel is impossible, I was looking through my photographs and remembering former happy times, sailing the ocean. Our last trip we were only 6 passengers and a crew of about 20. Crew and passengers mixed, ate together, swopped CDs and DVDs, played Trivial Pursuit in the evenings and did shopping for each other when in port.
Ocean Sunset Sunday was the big day, Barbie Day. South Africans, like Australians, are devoted to their barbecues and Sunday were barbie days (when out on the ocean). It was dress down day and the crew wore whatever they fancied – even the captain sported a pair of coloured shorts and a battered straw hat! This was Chef Eddie doing his thing somewhere off South America.
Chef does his thing at the barbie I believe the Safmarine fleet has been disbanded now but I shall always remember The Big Whites with affection.
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