Around the World in 128 Days - Sea Day 1 of 3 heading toward Gambia
Travel Day 116 - April 28, 2024 - 4,304 Steps Another perfect Linda day as concerns the sea conditions, though the afternoon brought the occasional sideways jolt that threatened to knock you off balance for a moment. Kim's guest was Duncan, one the two historians currently onboard giving lectures, both of whom are really good. Duncan's talk today was on the slave trade. It was all about packing the maximum number of slave onboard the ship for the voyage across the Atlantic The Spanish and Portuguese began the slave trade, the British and Americans following their lead. But when Britain abolished slavery in 1833 they set about ending the slave trade for all nations, station a fleet of Royal Navy ships of the coast of West Africa. David followed Duncan on the World Stage and talked about what transpired in Europe that changed the world. The delusions of grandeur he inspired in the French people exist to this day. The conglomerations of Kingdoms, Duchy's, Bishopric's.