Talk:East Indiaman Götheborg

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[edit] Stops in South Africa

These were at the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town then to Hout Bay just around the corner and past Cape Point to Port Elizabeth on 21 March 2006. Gregorydavid 15:54, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ports and Journey

I find it hard to believe that they would land at Dijibouti, then Alexandria, then Nice in the days before the Suez Canal. How was this accomplished? Even if they were to stop at Dijibouti and Nice, Alexandria is not even vaguely along the path which would take them back around the Cape of Good Hope. Can someone explain this, please? Thank you. LordAmeth 11:43, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

In the 18th centrury there were no Suez Canal. The ships had to go south of Africa. The boat that 2005-2007 went to China and back "cheated" by using the Suez Canal, to save money and time. -- BIL 10:51, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Ah. I missed that that list of ports pertained to the replica and not to the original. Thanks. LordAmeth 13:48, 30 May 2007 (UTC)