{"id":633,"date":"2019-11-19T15:39:36","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T19:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/?page_id=633"},"modified":"2020-02-12T17:57:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T21:57:22","slug":"hmcs-columbia-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/index.php\/hmcs-columbia-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"HMCS Columbia in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1960 was a busy year for the COLUMBIA with the trip to Africa to participate in the Nigerian independence celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the photo to enlarge it.<\/p>\n<!-- default-view.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview default-view \"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-9c65853bec418e2778c0b0e8054feee0-1\">\n\n\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00304.jpg\"\n               title=\"The island of Corvo in the Azores\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00304.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00304.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"192\"\n               data-title=\"P00304\"\n               data-description=\"The island of Corvo in the Azores\"\n               data-image-slug=\"p00304\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"9c65853bec418e2778c0b0e8054feee0\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"P00304\"\n                    alt=\"P00304\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00304.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00308.jpg\"\n               title=\"&quot;Bum boats&quot; at Ponta Delgada\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00308.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00308.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"193\"\n               data-title=\"P00308\"\n               data-description=\"&quot;Bum boats&quot; at Ponta Delgada\"\n               data-image-slug=\"p00308\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"9c65853bec418e2778c0b0e8054feee0\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"P00308\"\n                    alt=\"P00308\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00308.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00309.jpg\"\n               title=\"HMS Bermuda and HMCS Columbia at buoys off downtown Lagos, Nigeria\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00309.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00309.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"194\"\n               data-title=\"P00309\"\n               data-description=\"HMS Bermuda and HMCS Columbia at buoys off downtown Lagos, Nigeria\"\n               data-image-slug=\"p00309\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"9c65853bec418e2778c0b0e8054feee0\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"P00309\"\n                    alt=\"P00309\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00309.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00314.jpg\"\n               title=\"BERMUDA and COLUMBIA\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00314.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00314.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"196\"\n               data-title=\"P00314\"\n               data-description=\"BERMUDA and COLUMBIA\"\n               data-image-slug=\"p00314\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"9c65853bec418e2778c0b0e8054feee0\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"P00314\"\n                    alt=\"P00314\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00314.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00312.jpg\"\n               title=\"Downtown Lagos decorated for the independence celebrations.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00312.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00312.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"195\"\n               data-title=\"P00312\"\n               data-description=\"Downtown Lagos decorated for the independence celebrations.\"\n               data-image-slug=\"p00312\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"9c65853bec418e2778c0b0e8054feee0\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"P00312\"\n                    alt=\"P00312\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00312.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00319.jpg\"\n               title=\"A Lagos street\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00319.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00319.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"197\"\n               data-title=\"P00319\"\n               data-description=\"A Lagos street\"\n               data-image-slug=\"p00319\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"9c65853bec418e2778c0b0e8054feee0\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"P00319\"\n                    alt=\"P00319\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00319.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-6\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00337.jpg\"\n               title=\"Takoradi, Ghana\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00337.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00337.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"206\"\n               data-title=\"P00337\"\n               data-description=\"Takoradi, Ghana\"\n               data-image-slug=\"p00337\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"9c65853bec418e2778c0b0e8054feee0\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"P00337\"\n                    alt=\"P00337\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00337.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-7\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00324.jpg\"\n               title=\"By bus from Takoradi to Accra\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00324.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00324.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"198\"\n               data-title=\"P00324\"\n               data-description=\"By bus from Takoradi to Accra\"\n               data-image-slug=\"p00324\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"9c65853bec418e2778c0b0e8054feee0\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"P00324\"\n                    alt=\"P00324\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00324.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00325.jpg\"\n               title=\"Village market\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00325.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00325.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"199\"\n               data-title=\"P00325\"\n               data-description=\"Village market\"\n               data-image-slug=\"p00325\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"9c65853bec418e2778c0b0e8054feee0\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"P00325\"\n                    alt=\"P00325\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00325.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n       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src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00329.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-10\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00326.jpg\"\n               title=\"A coastal castle\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00326.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00326.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"200\"\n               data-title=\"P00326\"\n               data-description=\"A coastal castle\"\n               data-image-slug=\"p00326\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"9c65853bec418e2778c0b0e8054feee0\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"P00326\"\n                    alt=\"P00326\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00326.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-11\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00330.jpg\"\n               title=\"I could put my feet down here!\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00330.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00330.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"202\"\n               data-title=\"P00330\"\n               data-description=\"I could put my feet down here!\"\n               data-image-slug=\"p00330\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"9c65853bec418e2778c0b0e8054feee0\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"P00330\"\n                    alt=\"P00330\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00330.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-12\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00331.jpg\"\n               title=\"A coastal village\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00331.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00331.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"203\"\n               data-title=\"P00331\"\n               data-description=\"A coastal village\"\n               data-image-slug=\"p00331\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"9c65853bec418e2778c0b0e8054feee0\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"P00331\"\n                    alt=\"P00331\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00331.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n 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src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00332.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-14\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00335.jpg\"\n               title=\"Another village alongside the highway\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00335.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00335.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"205\"\n               data-title=\"P00335\"\n               data-description=\"Another village alongside the highway\"\n               data-image-slug=\"p00335\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"9c65853bec418e2778c0b0e8054feee0\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"P00335\"\n                    alt=\"P00335\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00335.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-15\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00342.jpg\"\n               title=\"Looking west as we say goodbye to Africa.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00342.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00342.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"209\"\n               data-title=\"P00342\"\n               data-description=\"Looking west as we say goodbye to Africa.\"\n               data-image-slug=\"p00342\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"9c65853bec418e2778c0b0e8054feee0\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"P00342\"\n                    alt=\"P00342\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00342.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-16\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00341.jpg\"\n               title=\"A great way to pass a Sunday afternoon on the return trip.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00341.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00341.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"208\"\n               data-title=\"P00341\"\n               data-description=\"A great way to pass a Sunday afternoon on the return trip.\"\n               data-image-slug=\"p00341\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"9c65853bec418e2778c0b0e8054feee0\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"P00341\"\n                    alt=\"P00341\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00341.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-17\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00339.jpg\"\n               title=\"Everyone was well fed.\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00339.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00339.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"207\"\n               data-title=\"P00339\"\n               data-description=\"Everyone was well fed.\"\n               data-image-slug=\"p00339\"\n               class=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"9c65853bec418e2778c0b0e8054feee0\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"P00339\"\n                    alt=\"P00339\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00339.jpg\"\n                    width=\"240\"\n                    height=\"160\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-18\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box \" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00347.jpg\"\n               title=\"Departing the Azores. Next port, Halifax!\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/P00347.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/garypollock.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/gallery\/africa\/thumbs\/thumbs_P00347.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"210\"\n               data-title=\"P00347\"\n               data-description=\"Departing the Azores. 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