Our last day in Africa began with somewhat of a lie in, at least we didn't need to wake to an alarm or wake up call. We got ourselves together enough to be presentable for coffee and breakfast. Nice to be able to relax. Then the final pack up, cramming all our stuff back into …
Month: September 2017
Elephants! And a surprise…
This morning's land safari had us up a bit earlier, waking to the fabulous coolness of the morning air, with breakfast at 0630 and climbing into the vehicle at 0700. It was the usual bone jarring ride to the park and it kept on rattling us the entire morning, but worth it. On the road …
Chobe National Park
Our first full day at Elephant Valley Lodge brought us breakfast at 0730 and our morning drive safari with Simon at 0800. Today we were fortunate to have the most charming couple join us, Sylvia and Peter, who are from Cape Town and here to celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary today. They said they got …
Botswana!
We had a lovely, slow start to the morning, packing up and having breakfast, meeting our driver at 1000. We picked up another couple at a different hotel and headed for the border. The drive was uneventful, going along a two lane, paved road for the most part in a straight line. The vegetation looked …
The Mighty Zambezi
This morning we were up early, had a quick breakfast and were met by the guys from Wild Horizons. The name about says it all. We were off to raft the Zambezi River, down river from the Falls. The vehicle they drove up in was a huge open air rig and we were the first …
Victoria Falls – Smoke that Thunders
A great night's sleep, a cup of tea on the balcony over looking the river, a quick breakfast and we were off for the day's adventures that we had lined up. We were picked up at the hotel by our Thompson tour guide, Charlene. We headed off to Victoria Falls for a walking tour, to …
On the move to Zimbabwe
We woke up to our last morning safari, with yawns over coffee. This was to be our tenth such outing since arriving and it didn't get old. Every time out there was something unexpected, something amazing. We didn't have anything in particular in mind to look for, so we were happy to have Leonard and …
Follow me
Up at 0500 and over to the lounge for a quick cup of coffee. It's a good thing I learned to moderate my coffee intake while on the Camino. I get a bit more than there each day, but not my usual pot full. We all climbed into the range rover which is our chariot …
Our lion’s share
We had spent our last night at the Ezulwini River Lodge and awoke to our final morning safari with Tim and Eddie. They've been tremendous! They worked so diligently to track the animals but also to tell us all about the animals habits. I think we were so fortunate to have them introduce us to …
5 of 5!
After a night when the weather turned windy enough for us to lose power for a bit, we arose at the usual 0500 for the morning safari. A half cup of coffee later and we were on our way, bundled in the vehicle with blankets around our legs against the cold wind. It began as …
Redpath At Ease 