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 …
Safari!
This morning we were awakened by a gentle tap on the door at 0500. I got up and threw on my safari clothes, including a few extra layers than last night as it was quite chilly this morning. I met the others for a quick sip of coffee before we climbed in behind Eddie and …
Ezulwini
Oh, what a day! We began by packing up and having breakfast with our Maritime hosts, Brenda and Conrad. All too soon we had to bid them farewell as we climbed into the van which slowly took us to the airport. Lots of traffic, but we had plenty of time. I tried not to watch …
Redpath At Ease 