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Sunday Times Travel Podcast | How to run away to sea

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Paul Ash boards a traditional square-rigged sailing ship for a voyage from Cape Town and speaks to the crew about life on the ocean wave.

Sea shanty sung by Ordinary Seaman Dikembe Dio, aboard the Picton Castle in February 2015.
3 Sep 2018 English South Africa Places & Travel · Society & Culture

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