I hope the Mercator projection dos not make your post invalid .
The view on the map is in an angle from a point above the equator .
Your trip to South Africa's south coast cold be longer as it show's on this map .
I would wait for the northern half to freeze up again one day .
They may prevent you to cross borders , not frozen seas .
Personally i prefer a ship and have Caribbean shores on my mind .
Forget the ship and take the magic carpet, it is much quicker, beware the native fungi and the language of the sage, take extra precautions with bandages, never light the fuse also without the knowledge of the elders, the lamp burns brightest at night, safe journey, bomb well.