Sailing Around The World With New Dawn.

Finally the watermaker, generator and others works were completed and we could leave Cape Town on 21 March, heading for Luderitz, Namibia.  Leaving the V&A Marina, Cape Town.  The Table Mountain in the background, with Christopher. Thursday 21 March 2019: We left V & A Marina, Cape Town, this morning at 09:15 and as we passed the first bridge, the engine stopped, so I quickly dropped anchor and informed the second bridge that we had engine problems. I found that the mechanic had accidentally closed the fuel line valve when he was looking for his mobile phone which he had lost behind the engine - he did not find his phone. Sean pumped the fuel into the engine and soon after we could proceed through the second bridge and out of the harbour, but I believe the start battery is no good and its only one year old. Outside the harbour the autopilot stopped working and I suspected it might be the drive that might need new brushes, or replaced. I have emailed Simrad i

Finally we could do the Safari of the South Africa and booked a five day tour starting from Capetown and as far north as Addo Elephant National Park a little further that Port Elisabeth. I believe we drove about 1.600 km and most days we had early starts an hed to get up between 02:00 and 06:00. We had a great guide and he packed a lot of things into to tour. We were eight persons on the tour, with two from USA and Germany, two from Switzerland and Chris and I. It was a good group and we all enjoyd it. The below are my photos for the tour and a video will follow ASAP. Beach hotel as the first stop. A river stop for cajaking. Our hotel on the beach was a fantastic house with a wonderful view over the water and right at the beach. Then on to the worlds highest Bungee Jump ridge of  216 m over the ground. Scary..... Then on to a Zipline ride with eight lines going over the river and waterfalls. On to the suspension brid