{"id":4132,"date":"2024-04-14T09:51:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T15:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/?p=4132"},"modified":"2024-06-20T07:32:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T13:32:43","slug":"mami-watas-promise-from-journey-to-orphalese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nicolecutts.com\/blog\/?p=4132","title":{"rendered":"Mami Wata&#8217;s Promise from &#8220;Journey to Orphalese&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This mini-mini series is based on an exerpt from The Adventures of Isabelle Book II: Journey to Orphalese <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Adventures-Isabelle-Book-II-Orphalese-ebook\/dp\/B07H45VXVN\">now on Amazon<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Crossing the Equator:<\/strong> On the day the fleet crossed the Equator the sky was clear and bright, but the wind, which had been growing steadily weaker over the last week, died from any direction of the compass. The crew had gone as far as they could without the aid of the wind and were now exhausted. In anticipation of this eventuality, Commodore D\u00e9jois ordered the fleet off their course to Orphalese and vectored toward the Bay of Kali, where they anchored in a lush palm tree-protected cove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"(Part 1) Mami Wata&#039;s Promise from The Adventures of Isabelle Book II: Journey to Orphalese\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/djS2Dt45PVs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Part I<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"(Part 2) Mami Wata&#039;s Promise\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EZL5RLkElfE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Part II<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"(Part 3) Mami Wata&#039;s Promise\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y7TiLsJDBZY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Part III<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"(Part 4) Mami Wata\u2019s Promise\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KUjZAzVZyLI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Part IV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mami Wata&#039;s Promise  (Part 5) A Tale of Love and Enchantment\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/McQLI7Phafs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Part V<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/kuXK7ThaKnU?si=O2hTdIfQqJ6Cvb_s\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Part VI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for joining Princess Isabelle on this phase of her journey! To read <strong>The Adventure of Isabelle Book II: Journey to Orphalese<\/strong> visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/aw\/d\/0996290125\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&amp;dib_tag=AUTHOR&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7c1qjIbiz7PHP3eZkpP1FZzY5F-tACU80HwQe0rDrx0.Xzo2kATIrQ7eMoBCIpNbGASoEtkHpUwc75dqmge-YJg&amp;qid=&amp;sr=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please like and subscribe to my channel on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCgCyU1-s2Gk_HpWEKBoPDgQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wishing you all the best on your quest!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicole<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This mini-mini series is based on an exerpt from The Adventures of Isabelle Book II: Journey to Orphalese now on Amazon. 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