Such a bitter sweet day. Going home is always something to look forward to but I will never be the same. We had our breakfast and then gave our gift and gratuity to Peter. We will miss him. We did some last minute shopping and then packed. We went out for one last walk and a nice lunch. I was thinking about this city. It … Continue reading 8/21 Were going home tonight! Good bye Africa. 😪

We slept in until 9:00. No where we had to be today. The first time in nearly a month we could simply be. We got up and had breakfast. Then went for a walk to get some rand and go shopping. We went to Green Market square. It was lots of booths of African stuff. People bring it to sell it from their home. A … Continue reading 8/20 A day on our own

This morning we boarded a bus and head south along the wester coast to the furthest southern point of Africa. The Cape of good hope. Cape point South Africa. We moved south passed “millionaire mile” a stretch of luxury homes and condos. Past Hout Bay the only black community on the capes water. Our driver grew up there. Then Noordhoek, Kommet Jie, Scarborough past the … Continue reading 8/19 Coastal tour to the Cape of good hope.

It was hard to sleep without the sounds of the bush. I found comfort in Troy’s snoring. We were up bright and early and off to Table mountain National Park. We drove through various neighborhoods on the way. Kloofneck was very German. We got in a cable car and went way to the top. It was really high up with the most amazing view of … Continue reading 8/18 Tour of the city and Table mountain

We got up had another great breakfast. Maybe the best I’ve had. Poached egg over spinach and mushrooms with hollandaise sauce. Then a lecture by Chris Worden about David Livingstone. What an interesting story. Troy bought a pamphlet about the man. I won’t go into detail but I urge you to read up on David Livingston. At 9:00 we depart the hotel to the Victoria … Continue reading 8/17 Off to CapeTown

After breakfast we were picked up to head to the helipad to take the flight of the Angels over the Falls. It was truly a great way to see the Falls and understand how The Zambezi river flows. The canyons the water the landscape. A fabulous 12 minutes! After the ride we returned to our hotel and went off to shop. There was a local … Continue reading 8/16 Victoria Falls and Shopping!

This morning I lay quietly in my bed looking out the tent listening to the Bush. Knowing how much goes on out there at night. The hippos come out of the water to eat. The lions hunt. The elephants tear the trees apart. So much activity as we sleep. The sun came up and I realized it was the last cold morning in the tents. … Continue reading 8/15 Off to Victoria Falls

We slept in today until 7:00 this morning. This will be our last game drive of the trip. Number 26. When I went to our bathroom to wash my face a found som poop in the basket on the counter. It was from gennit. A small wild cat. Came in during the night to mark its territory. It also peed in the sink. Or maybe … Continue reading 8/14 Moremi Wildlife Reserve

We rose have tea and then we’re off at 6am. Game drive number 25. Giraffes have the biggest heart in Africa. Not in the lovable way I thought he meant at first. In the physical Spence. They use the big heart to push the blood all the way to their head. They also have a special valve that reduces the blood flow to their head … Continue reading 8/13 Saguni Tented camps day two

Up and out early. Bussed to the airport for another small plane flight to the next camp. I’m sitting in a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. Preparing to land on another Dirt runway at the Kwhai river. The flight southwest across the Kalahari dessert is really something to see. I’ve never looked down from a plane to see herds of Elephants and giraffes grazing in the … Continue reading 8/12 Off to the Okavango Delta